IAEA chief: There have been too many breaches of Iran deal

• Author: Elad Benari
• Date: 18 December 2020
• Published date: 18 December 2020
• Publication title: Israel National News (Israel)

In an interview with Reuters, Rafael Grossi, who heads the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said there had been too many breaches for the agreement to simply fall back into place.

"I cannot imagine that they are going simply to say, 'We are back to square one' because square one is no longer there," he said.

"There is more (nuclear) material, ... there is more activity, there are more centrifuges, and more are being announced. So what happens with all this? This is the question for them at the political level to decide," added Grossi.

Asked if that meant there would have to be a "deal within the deal", he replied, "Oh yes, oh yes. Undoubtedly."

"It is clear that there will have to be a protocol or an agreement or an understanding or some ancillary document which will stipulate clearly what we do," continued Grossi.

Iran has gradually scaled back its compliance with the 2015 deal in response to US President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the agreement in May of 2018.

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