United Nations nuclear watchdog chief invited to US-Iran talks

Rafael Grossi, the director general of the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has been invited to participate in Saturday’s second round of talks on Iran’s nuclear programme between Tehran and Washington.

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, who held discussions with Mr Grossi in Tehran on Thursday, said: “The agency must play a very important part in continuing the process.”

In advance of his arrival, Mr Grossi warned that Iran could be close to having the capacity to manufacture nuclear weapons. “It’s like a jigsaw puzzle,” Mr Grossi told the French daily Le Monde. ...
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