Iran is sticking with nuclear deal
UN agency says all sites inspected were compliant, but uncertainty over deal remains after US president reimposed sanctions
Iran is sticking to the terms of its nuclear deal with world powers, a UN atomic watchdog report showed on Thursday, despite uncertainty over its future. The report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) showed Iran is still complying with key parameters of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreed by Iran and the US, China, Russia, Britain, France and Germany. It comes despite the future of the deal being thrown into doubt after US President Donald Trump withdrew from the pact in May and reimposed US sanctions. The latest report says the IAEA had access "to all the sites and locations in Iran which it needed to visit". The agency repeated language in its previous report emphasising the importance of "timely and proactive co-operation in providing such access" on Iran’s part. Message A senior diplomat with knowledge of the issue said that the language was a way "to send a message to Iran to prevent potential problems" rather than being caused by any particula...
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