The UN nuclear watchdog and Iran have made a preliminary deal to resume co-operation over the country’s nuclear facilities, including those targeted by the US and Israel in June, after Tehran halted international inspections following the war.
Rafael Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), told the agency’s board of governors on Wednesday that the renewed co-operation would be conducted “in a comprehensive way”, calling it “an important step in the right direction”.
Britain, France and Germany began a process in late August that gave Iran 30 days to take various measures — including complying with the IAEA — or suffer renewed UN sanctions.