Key Facts

• The IAEA, led by Rafael Grossi, will carry out inspections in Iran under the country's preliminary peace agreement with the US, with the goal of supervising the dilution of Iran's highly enriched uranium.
• The agreement signed last week explicitly states that the dilution of Iran's highly enriched uranium will be carried out under IAEA supervision, with the modalities, including dates, procedures, and places, to be worked out soon.
• Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi has stated that access to Iran's damaged nuclear facilities and nuclear material will only be addressed within the framework of a final agreement with the US and after practical steps have been taken to lift all sanctions.
• The preliminary US-Iran agreement also includes a commitment from Iran to allow shipping to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, while the US will lift a naval blockade on Iranian ports.
• The IAEA reported earlier this month that its inspectors were allowed to visit Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, but were still not given access to sensitive nuclear facilities that were bombed last June, which has raised concerns about the current size and composition of Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium.