Geoff Bennett:

Also at the U.N. this week is a series of diplomatic meetings over at Iran. Iran and the International Atomic Energy administration, or IAEA, have gone back and forth over whether U.N. inspectors will be allowed to examine Iran’s nuclear sites, including those Israel and the U.S. attacked back in June.

Nick Schifrin spoke earlier today to the head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog.

Nick Schifrin:

On Friday afternoon, the vote was clear.

Man:

Nine votes against.

Nick Schifrin:

The Security Council reimposed on Iran sanctions that had been frozen for a decade. Barring any last-minute change, they go into effect this Sunday, sanctions that had been lifted as part of the 2015 nuclear deal, when Iran agreed to limits on its nuclear program.

Donald Trump, President of the United States: I am announcing today that the United States will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal.

Nick Schifrin:

In 2018, President Trump pulled the U.S. out of the deal. In the years since, Iran restarted prohibited enrichment and exceeded the deal’s caps on its nuclear fuel stockpile.

This summer, Israel launched a 12-day war against Iran, capped by U.S. strikes on Iran’s most important nuclear facilities, targeting its uranium enrichment and stockpile, which Iran says is now buried under the rubble. In response, at first, Iran blocked access to U.N. nuclear inspectors. Just two weeks ago, Iran’s foreign minister and IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi agreed to allow those inspectors back in.

But, this weekend, Iran said the reimposition of sanctions had — quote — “practically resulted in the suspension of cooperation with the IAEA.”

And now I’m joined by IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi.

Rafael Grossi, thanks very much, welcome back to the “News Hour.”

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