UN Watchdog Says Iran Will Allow New Cameras At Nuclear Site

December 15, 2021

Author: 

Jon Gambrell

Publication: 

Associated Press

Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have reached an agreement to reinstall monitoring cameras at a centrifuge manufacturing plant in Karaj. IAEA cameras at the site were damaged in an alleged sabotage incident in June, and Iran had subsequently refused to allow IAEA inspectors to replace them. Tehran had alleged, without evidence, that the IAEA cameras had been used to plan the June attack. The IAEA denied this claim but agreed to allow Iranian "security and judiciary" officials to inspect its equipment before it is reinstalled. Iran will continue to withhold the cameras' footage from the IAEA until a broader agreement is reached in ongoing negotiations to restore the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).