UN Nuclear Chief in Iran as Regime Threatens Watchdog’s Cameras

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) speaks with Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Rafael Mariano Grossi, back to camera at center, during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 21, 2021. AP Photo

TEHRAN, Iran—The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog met with Iranian officials on Feb. 21 in a bid to preserve his inspectors’ ability to monitor Tehran’s atomic program, even as authorities said they planned to cut off surveillance cameras at those sites.

Rafael Grossi’s arrival in Tehran comes as Iran tries to pressure Europe and the new Biden administration into returning to the 2015 nuclear deal, which former President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from in 2018.