Iran will extend its agreement with the global nuclear watchdog, allowing negotiators more time to agree on terms for Iran’s return to its 2015 nuclear deal with a coalition of Western powers.
Iran granted the International Atomic Energy Agency a one-month extension to keep its monitoring equipment in Iranian nuclear facilities, however Iran will keep the tapes until a return to the deal is agreed.
The extension is seen as a sign Iran is optimistic about the Vienna talks seeking to revive the deal former US president Donald Trump left in 2018, which limits Iran’s uranium enrichment capacity in return for the easing of economic sanctions.