Iran Strikes Deal On Atomic Probe

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Iran Paves Way for Sanctions Relief by Sealing Atomic-Probe Pact
IAEA probe should be resolved by May 21, Iran’s Eslami says
Announcement follows talks with IAEA chief Grossi in Tehran

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The agreement was announced on Saturday in Tehran between International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and Iran’s nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami. Potentially, it represents a key step toward restoring a 2015 agreement that curbed the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.

“We reviewed the outstanding issues and reached the conclusion to exchange necessary documents between the Atomic Energy Organization and the IAEA by May 21 at the latest,” Eslami said. “These issues should be resolved by the day of return to the nuclear deal.”

If successfully implemented, the pact with the IAEA removes one of the last remaining hurdles for Iran to resume JCPOA compliance and increase oil exports. The Trump administration abandoned the deal four years ago and unilaterally imposed U.S. sanctions, prompting Iran to retaliate by ramping up its nuclear activities beyond the levels agreed in the JCPOA. Negotiators have been huddled in Vienna for more than 10 months trying to salvage the accord.

MORE:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-05/iran-strikes-pact-with-atomic-monitors-paving-way-for-agreement?srnd=politics-vp&sref=nXmOg68r

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1. It would be good if we could come to some kind of agreement with Iran

and drop the sanctions on their oil.

[crickets]

2. Meanwhile, tfg cleanup continues...

Bloomberg no paywall: https://archive.ph/wlTTR

Note Sergei Lavrov's somewhat ironic contribution to the conversation. Meh, could have been worse.