World Nuclear Agency Again Deploys Inspectors To Supervise Facilities In Iran

Illustration of a nuclear power reactor. (Pixabay-JamesQube)

JAKARTA - The UN nuclear watchdog Agency or the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) deployed its inspectors back to nuclear facilities in Iran.

They resumed their work after previously being withdrawn due to tensions between the two sides following Israeli and US attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities this year.

"Now the first team of IAEA inspectors has returned to Iran, and we will start again soon," said Director-General Rafael Grossi at Fox News' "The Story" in an interview broadcast on Tuesday local time, quoted via AFP.

"Regarding Iran, as you know, there are many facilities. Some were attacked, some weren't," Grossi said.

"So we're discussing what kind of practical modality can be applied to facilitate the resumption of our work there."

IAEA inspectors returned to surveillance following nuclear-related negotiations between Iran, Britain, France, and Germany in Geneva, Switzerland this Tuesday.

Iran is trying to avoid sanctions back from European countries, by resuming a nuclear deal that took place in 2015.

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, who attended negotiations in Geneva, said it was "time" for the European trio "to make the right choice and give space and time for diplomacy."