France, Germany, UK plead for Iran not to cease cooperation with IAEA – POLITICO

Iran should immediately resume full cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the foreign ministers of France, Germany and the United Kingdom said in a joint statement Monday. 

Iran has decided to remove the IAEA’s surveillance cameras from its nuclear facilities, claiming Israel obtained “sensitive facility data” from them, according to media reports Saturday. The country also barred IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi from visiting the facilities. 

Per the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran allowed the IAEA, the United Nations nuclear watchdog, to access and monitor its nuclear facilities. The first Trump administration withdrew from the deal in 2018, and Tehran has gradually rolled back its commitments — especially so after recent Israeli and American airstrikes against Iranian nuclear sites.