A technical team from the International Atomic Energy Agency has arrived in Iran for talks with the authorities, foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei says, a few days after Iran’s foreign minister said the UN nuclear watchdog will likely join the next round of Iran-US nuclear talks.
US President Donald Trump said last week he would not be dragged by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into war with Iran, but vowed Washington could “be leading the pack” if diplomacy were to fail and joint US-Israeli military action is necessary to thwart Tehran’s nuclear program.
Since 2019, Iran has breached and far surpassed the 2015 deal’s limits on its uranium enrichment, producing stocks far above what the West says is necessary for a civilian energy program, and just a short technical step away from weapons-grade material.
Israel is said to be deeply concerned that the US is closing in on a “bad deal” with Iran that will not meet Jerusalem’s stated essential conditions for ensuring the regime cannot attain nuclear weapons.
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