Contradictory Statements on Iran and IAEA Agreement; Majlis Article 90 Commission: It is Against the Law

Following contradictory statements from officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the recent agreement between the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the spokesperson for the Majlis Article 90 Commission deemed this agreement unlawful. Ali Khazarian, on Saturday, July 2, after a meeting of the Article 90 Commission with the head of the Atomic Energy Organization, accused the IAEA of implementing "additional surveillance" at Iran's nuclear facilities. This parliament member referred to the installation of "about 10 cameras in the centrifuge production workshop at the Isfahan site" as "additional surveillance" and "against the law of the strategic action for the removal of sanctions." Meanwhile, the spokesperson for the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization had previously stated that the 10 activated cameras at the Natanz nuclear site were part of 29 cameras and devices collected by the IAEA. Behrouz Kamalvandi also emphasized the safeguards nature of the oversight at Iran's nuclear facilities. The disagreements between the Majlis and the Atomic Energy Organization arise while the final decision-maker in the Islamic Republic's macro policies, including nuclear activities, is Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic. On the other hand, the Director General of the IAEA expressed dissatisfaction with the implementation process of the recent agreement with Tehran, stating that the continuation of the Islamic Republic's enrichment activities has increased concerns. Rafael Grossi recently announced in an interview with France 24 that Iran's enriched uranium reserves have increased by 25% over the past three months despite the agreement between the Islamic Republic and the IAEA. The IAEA Director General referred to the agreement from last March, stating that the newly installed equipment is only a small part of the agency's monitoring tools over Iran's nuclear activities. Rafael Grossi described the current status of the JCPOA as "very bad" and stated that although no one has announced its end, no diplomatic activity is being conducted around it. The IAEA Director General once again expressed concern over the Islamic Republic's nuclear activities.