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Madam Chairperson,

My report on Verification and monitoring in the Islamic Republic of Iran in light of United Nations Security Council resolution 2231 covers our activities in the last few months in verifying and monitoring Iran’s implementation of its nuclear-related commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

Yesterday I also issued document GOV/INF/2020/16, which contains an update on those activities.

As you will recall, in August we reached agreement with Iran to reinforce cooperation and enhance mutual trust. The Agency, as agreed with Iran, has now conducted complementary accesses at two locations in Iran not declared to the Agency, and conducted an additional nuclear material inventory verification at a declared facility in Iran.

This important understanding, it must be recalled, was about procedural difficulties, not substance. Now it is essential to address and make progress in our verification work through sustained engagement and cooperation.

The Agency continues to verify the non-diversion of nuclear material declared by Iran under its Safeguards Agreement. The presence of multiple uranium particles of anthropogenic origin, including isotopically altered particles, at a location in Iran not declared to the Agency still needs to be fully and promptly explained by Iran to allay any possible concerns about the correctness and completeness of its safeguards declarations. Evaluations regarding the absence of undeclared nuclear material and activities in Iran continue.

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