Iran says the head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, will visit Tehran “in the coming days,” amid a dispute over uranium enrichment levels in the Islamic Republic.
The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said earlier this month it was in discussions with Tehran after Bloomberg News reported that the watchdog’s inspectors in Iran had found uranium enriched to 84 percent purity.
Iran denied the report, insisting it had not made any attempt to enrich uranium beyond 60 percent, well beyond the 3.67 percent threshold set out in a landmark agreement reached with world powers in 2015.
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran now says Grossi will travel to Iran “in the coming days” following an official invitation from its director, Mohamamd Eslami.
“In recent days, we have had constructive and promising discussions” with the IAEA delegation already in Iran, AEOI spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi says.
“It is hoped that this trip will form the basis for greater cooperation and a clearer horizon between Iran and the IAEA,” he adds.
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