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Iran will permit IAEA to replace damaged cameras at nuclear site

Iran and the IAEA have agreed to reinstall cameras at a nuclear facility that were destroyed in a sabotage attack over the summer.

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(L to R) Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian shakes hands with Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi at the Foreign Ministry in the capital Tehran, Nov. 23, 2021. — ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images

Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency have agreed to reinstall cameras at the Karaj nuclear facility that had been destroyed.

The cameras at Karaj nuclear facility were one of the main points of contention between Iran and the IAEA, and IAEA director Rafael Grossi made two trips in recent months to resolve the matter. In June, a sabotage attack on the nuclear facility, likely by Israel, which caused damage to the building. Iran had rejected initial IAEA requests to replace the cameras until an inspection was conducted.

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