Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency are extending a recently expired monitoring agreement by a month, paving the way for indirect negotiations between the US and Iran that resume in Vienna this week.
International Atomic Energy Agency director-general Rafael Grossi said on Monday he had agreed with Iran to extend the monitoring agreement. Mr Grossi made the announcement after reaching agreement with Ali Akbar Salehi, vice-president and head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran.
European diplomats had warned that failure to extend the monitoring pact would endanger talks scheduled for Vienna this week. Those talks aim to bring the two countries back into full compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
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