The decision to remove the cameras installed as part of the nuclear deal prompted Rafael Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations agency responsible for nuclear inspections.
And in the past week, Iranian authorities have turned off 27 cameras for inspectors to see Iran’s fuel production. Now, the Iranians are looking for new pressure points, including the excavation of the mountain factory near Natanz. Biden’s rejection of Iran’s request to remove the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from its list of terrorist organizations, along with a new revenue stream for Tehran due to today’s soaring oil prices, contributed to the talks. Trump abandoned in 2018 limited Tehran’s ability to install new centrifuges and forced it to ship 97 percent of nuclear fuel out of the country.
