UN Nuclear Watchdog’s Top Official Makes Visit to Iran

2025-08-12 03:01:25

(MENAFN) A senior representative from the United Nations nuclear monitoring body conducted a high-level visit to Tehran on Monday, the first since Iran halted its cooperation with the agency in June, according to Iranian state media.

Massimo Aparo, deputy director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), held discussions with officials from Iran’s Foreign Ministry and nuclear authorities.

The discussions concentrated on creating a "future framework for cooperation" following Tehran’s suspension of collaboration, Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi told a local news agency. He added that both parties agreed to maintain ongoing consultations.

Gharibabadi also conveyed the Iranian delegation’s critique of the IAEA’s response to alleged acts of "aggression," urging reforms to what he described as the agency’s “flawed processes” concerning Iran’s nuclear program.

The diplomatic engagement follows Iran’s parliament’s June move to freeze ties with the IAEA amid accusations against Israel and the United States for strikes on Iranian nuclear sites and the assassination of scientists earlier that month.

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