The Trump Administration has been engaged in an anti-Iran diplomatic
push abroad since withdrawing from the P5+1 nuclear deal, but seems to
be hitting a major wall in that push at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in charge of enforcing the deal.
In 2015, the P5+1 deal was reached, and the IAEA closed decades of
investigations into Iran’s past nuclear activities. Since US officials
are no longer honoring the deal, they want the IAEA to reopen those
investigations.
The basis for this are claims from two US-based groups that were always
opposed to any deal with Iran, arguing that they have evidence (from
Israel) that Iran lied. The hope among US officials is that reopening
the probes would further undermine the deal, and might even convince the
EU to dishonor the pact as well.
The IAEA didn’t comment specifically on the US push, but appears not to
be contemplating any new investigations, or reopening any old ones,
reiterating that Iran remains fully compliant with the P5+1 nuclear
deal.
US Has Hit a Wall in Anti-Iran Push
Watchdog agency rejects reopening Iran investigations
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