Agency: Iran has adhered to the provisions of the temporary Geneva agreement

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) states in its monthly report that Iran continues to adhere to the temporary Geneva agreement while temporarily halting the process of converting highly enriched uranium for one day. This confidential report, which Reuters claims to have obtained on Friday, December 19, confirms that uranium enrichment in Iran remains at the agreed level of five percent with world powers, while to build a nuclear bomb, uranium enrichment must reach 90 percent. The report also indicates that Iran's activities at uranium enrichment centers and facilities, as well as at the unfinished heavy water reactor in Arak, have not made significant progress. The temporary Geneva agreement, reached last December between Iran and six world powers, obliges the Islamic Republic to limit its nuclear activities in exchange for the lifting of some international sanctions against Tehran. According to this agreement, Iran must also convert the high-level enriched uranium it possesses into reactor fuel, making it more difficult for Iran to potentially acquire nuclear weapons. However, the IAEA's confidential report states that Iran temporarily halted fuel conversion operations on December 25. Meanwhile, Britain and France, referring to recent nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 group, emphasized that Tehran has not shown flexibility in these negotiations. The latest round of nuclear talks was held this week in Geneva, where the deputies of the foreign ministers of Iran and the six world powers consulted with each other. Although these negotiations were described as 'beneficial' by Iranian representatives, the Russian representative stated that no progress had been made. On Thursday, December 26, British and French representatives in the United Nations Security Council confirmed similar statements made by the Russian representative during the negotiations. According to Reuters, Philippe Bertheau, a senior French diplomat, told the UN Security Council, 'Despite the fact that Iranian negotiators did not show enough flexibility at this stage, we believe that Iran is seeking a long-term agreement.' He then referred to the next round of nuclear negotiations, saying, 'We expect Iran to make a strategic choice and take courageous decisions.' On the other hand, Michael Tatham, a senior British diplomat, also urged Iran to show more flexibility in the nuclear negotiations. The next round of nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 group is scheduled for mid-January, although the venue for the meeting has not yet been determined.