Iran will keep cameras off the United Nations nuclear surveillance body (ONU) until a 2015 nuclear deal is restored, the head of the country's Atomic Energy Organization said on Monday, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
Iran informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that it removed IAEA equipment, including 27 cameras installed under the 2015 pact with world powers, after the agency passed a resolution criticizing Tehran in June.
"We will not turn on the IAEA cameras until the other side returns to the nuclear deal," said Iranian nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami.
The 2015 nuclear pact imposed restrictions on Iran's nuclear activities in exchange for lifting international sanctions.
The then president of United StatesDonald Trump withdrew the United States from the deal in 2018, reimposing tough economic sanctions on Tehran.
Iran's ruling clerics responded by violating the pact's nuclear restrictions.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani on Monday accused IAEA chief Rafael Grossi of having "unprofessional, unfair and unconstructive views" on Tehran's nuclear program.
He added that Tehran hopes that a resumption of the nuclear deal can be reached soon, if the United States shows goodwill.
Sources: investing.com
