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A squad of inspectors of the global Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) left Iran, announced the agency on Friday.
Tehran suspended cooperation with the United Nations-related atomic power plant supervisor after Israeli and American attacks on its atomic facilities last month.Inspectors ‘will return to the office of the Agency in Vienna after they have stayed in Tehran throughout the full last armed conflict’, informed the IAEA in a statement.Tehran worked with the global supervisory authority for years, claiming that it enriched uranium exclusively for civilian use.Israel claimed Tehran was secretly developing atomic weapons.On June 12, the IAEA accused Iran of violating a key safety agreement without providing any evidence.
The next day, Israel launched attacks on Iranian atomic scientists and uranium enrichment facilities.
Tehran responded counterattacks, and the US joined the Israeli operation.
The war lasted 12 days and ended with a ceasefire negotiated by the US.U.S. president Donald Trump stated that Iran's atomic program has been ‘destroyed’ by military action by America.
The Iranian authorities rejected this claim.Iran has long accused the IAEA of collusion with its opponents.
Officials in Tehran claimed that the agency provided Israel with the identities of atomic energy scientists and intelligence on key facilities.Russia condemned the function of the IAEA in the conflict.MFA spokesperson Maria Zacharowa said her data was utilized to plan attacks, calling it "a colossal blow" for the reliability of the supervisory authority.IAEA inspectors were in Tehran and could not visit Iranian atomic facilities after a 12-day conflict, reported on Friday Wall Street Journal.
The Agency withdrew its inspectors from Iran "because of safety concerns", added the newspaper, citing sources.The Director-General of the global Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi stressed that negotiations with Iran on resuming inspections and monitoring are crucial as shortly as possible.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/621006-iaea-inspectors-leave-iran/
