On Monday, Rafael Grossi, the head of the UN’s atomic watchdog, is scheduled to travel to Iran, where he will likely give a speech at a conference and meet with officials to discuss Tehran’s nuclear programme.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has criticized Iran for its lack of cooperation on inspections and other unresolved issues, and the visit coincides with heightened tensions in the region.
Grossi, the IAEA chief, is scheduled to speak at Iran’s inaugural International Conference on Nuclear Science and Technology.
The three-day event begins on Monday in the province of Isfahan, which is home to the uranium enrichment plant Natanz and was the scene of strikes last month that were blamed on Israel.
Following the reported attack on Isfahan, which was widely interpreted as Israel’s response to Iran’s first-ever direct attack on its arch-enemy days earlier—which was retaliation for a deadly strike on Tehran’s Damascus consulate—IAEA and Iranian officials reported “no damage” to nuclear facilities.
Grossi is scheduled to meet with Iranian officials during his visit, including Mohammad Eslami, the country’s nuclear chief.
On Wednesday, the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization’s chief, Eslami, expressed confidence that the talks would “further help clear ambiguities, and we will be able to strengthen our relations with the agency.”
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