Iran refuses to share data from nuclear sites with IAEA

June 27, 2021 carleyshaffer1 US 0

VIENNA, AUSTRIA - MAY 24: The flag of Iran is seen in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Headquarters ahead of a press conference by Rafael Grossi, Director General of the IAEA, about the agency's monitoring of Iran's nuclear energy program on May 24, 2021 in Vienna, Austria. The IAEA has been in talks with Iran over extending the agency's monitoring program. Meanwhile Iranian and international representatives have been in talks in recent weeks in Vienna over reviving the JCPOA Iran nuclear deal. (Photo by Michael Gruber/Getty Images)

The flag of Iran is seen in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Headquarters. (Michael Gruber/Getty Images)

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UPDATED 6:43 PM PT – Sunday, June 27, 2021

Iran’s Ayatollah regime has refused to provide the images of its nuclear sites to the International Atomic Energy Agency. On Sunday, Iranian officials announced they will no longer be sharing data about their nuclear program with the IAEA because a temporary monitoring agreement has expired.

“The agreement has expired…any of the information recorded will never be given to the International Atomic Energy Agency and the data and image will remain in the possession of Iran,” said Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf.

This handout picture provided by the Islamic Consultative Assembly News Agency (ICANA) on May 31, 2020, shows Iranian Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (C) chairing a parliament session in the capital Tehran. (ICANA NEWS AGENCY/AFP via Getty Images)

This comes as Iran is pressuring Joe Biden to restore the failed 2015 nuclear deal and lift economic sanctions. Tehran said it would resume the sharing of its nuclear data only after the 2015 deal was restored.

However, experts have said even if the deal is restored, Iran may continue to violate United Nations resolutions.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (D) said a failure of extension would be a “serious concern” for future negotiations. International inspectors have since reached out to Iran, asking to extend the temporary monitoring accord, but so far have not received a response.