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Iran continuing commitment to deal: IAEA

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DUBAI — Iran is implementi­ng the deal on its nuclear programme agreed with world powers, the head of the UN atomic energy watchdog said on Tuesday, amid concerns the United States will try to alter the terms.

The new US administra­tion has so far not contacted the IAEA, the UN nuclear watchdog responsibl­e for verifying Iran’s adherence to the deal formally called the Joint Comprehens­ive Plan of Action (JCPOA), IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said. “This is a very early stage of the Trump administra­tion but we are very willing to have interactio­n with them as soon as possible,” he told reporters on the sidelines of a summit in Dubai.

The IAEA remains in “constant interactio­n” with US civil servants.

Amano said “Iran is implementi­ng the JCPOA” apart from some breaches that saw its stock of heavy water slightly exceed the limit set under agreement which have been rectified.

 ?? AFP ?? Yukiya Amano says IAEA is in ‘constant interactio­n’ with US civil servants. —
AFP Yukiya Amano says IAEA is in ‘constant interactio­n’ with US civil servants. —

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