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DW \u2014 Iran has said it will stop sharing video footage of its nuclear facilities. The move was described by world powers as “dangerous,” and came as the UN’s nuclear agency said it was concerned by Iran’s uranium stockpile.<\/p>\nDW \u2014 Iran has said it will stop sharing video footage of its nuclear facilities. The move was described by world powers as “dangerous,” and came as the UN’s nuclear agency said it was concerned by Iran’s uranium stockpile.<\/p>\n
Iran said on Tuesday it would stop handing over footage of nuclear sites to\u00a0the UN’s nuclear watchdog in response to a US refusal so far to\u00a0lift sanctions imposed by former President Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n Iran’s move underlines the task facing US President Joe Biden as he tries to reverse Trump’s decision to withdraw from a historic 2015 deal.<\/p>\n Iran says it will stop sharing surveillance footage of nuclear facilities with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).<\/p>\n Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tehran would stop the daily and weekly handover of recordings.<\/p>\n Tehran’s civilian nuclear agency the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has promised to preserve the tapes for three months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The AEOI said it would then hand the recordings over to the AEOI – but only if Iran is granted sanctions relief.<\/p>\n Otherwise, the recordings will be deleted \u2013 narrowing the possibility of any diplomatic breakthrough.<\/p>\n Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zari said his country would also no longer implement rules that allow short-notice inspections of facilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n Britain, France, and Germany \u2013 the three European countries that were party to a 2015 nuclear deal \u2013 said they “deeply regret” Tehran’s decision.<\/p>\n The pact, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), was the most significant agreement between Tehran and major world powers since Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution.<\/p>\n London, Paris, and Berlin said they were “united in underlining the dangerous nature of this decision” to curb inspections.<\/p>\n However, all three European nations stressed their commitment to preserving the agreement, urging Iran to “stop and reverse all measures that reduce transparency.”<\/p>\n Biden has said the US is willing to re-engage with partners<\/a> in the so-called P5+1 group – China, France, Russia, Britain, the US plus Germany. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged\u00a0on Monday that the US would work to “lengthen and strengthen” the agreement<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, Tehran has said it is ready to return to its commitments if the US first lifts sanctions imposed by Trump.<\/p>\nWhat has Iran said?<\/h2>\n
Europe responds with regret, hope<\/h2>\n
Warning from nuclear watchdog<\/h2>\n