Germany, France and the UK to Discuss Iran’s Nuclear Programme
Centrifuge machines in the Natanz nuclear facility in Iran. X/ @OrangKiyani
November 24, 2024 Hour: 9:42 am
Previously, the IAEA requested a comprehensive report on Iran’s nuclear activities.
On Sunday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ismail Baghaei announced that deputy foreign ministers from Iran, France, Germany, and the UK will meet on Friday to discuss Iran’s nuclear program.
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“A series of regional and international issues, including Palestine and Lebanon, as well as the nuclear issue, will be addressed,” he said, adding that the nuclear-related meeting was proposed during discussions held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in September.
Although Baghaei did not specify the meeting’s location, news agency Kyodo reported that representatives from three European countries would meet in Geneva to discuss ways to revive the 2015 nuclear deal signed between Iran and the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, along with Germany.
On Thursday, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) approved a resolution condemning Iran’s alleged lack of cooperation and requesting a comprehensive report on its nuclear activities. Supported by the United States, the resolution’s text was presented by Germany, France, and the United Kingdom.
Iran called the resolution proposed by Western countries a “destructive” measure and announced it would take “reciprocal” steps, including installing new advanced centrifuges to enrich uranium.
The IAEA resolution aims to pressure Iran to fulfill its legal commitments to ensure it does not use nuclear materials for military purposes after the 2015 nuclear agreement collapsed. This deal limited Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for lifting sanctions, but the U.S. withdrew from it during Donald Trump’s first term (2017–2021) and reinstated economic sanctions in 2018.
A year later, Iran began reducing its commitments under the deal, enriching uranium far beyond the agreed limits and taking steps such as disconnecting surveillance cameras and barring several UN inspectors.
On Tuesday, the IAEA informed its members that Iran had slightly slowed its production of uranium enriched to 60 percent purity, close to the 90 percent required for military use, but had already accumulated 182.3 kilograms.
teleSUR/ JF Source: EFE
