OK - this is by far the most interesting thing @rafaelmgrossi has said. Context here is probably less #Iran nuke deal breaches but the Agency probe into safeguards violations at Turquz Abad. (Here for context: wsj.com/articles/iran-…). Grossi says "of course my preoccupation" -1-
@rafaelmgrossi ...is to make sure that I have all the conditionss to do my job. So one thing I need, not only from Iran of course, but from all the others is that they support me when I request Iran to work with us...I hope that countries will give me the necessary support that I will need.."-2
@rafaelmgrossi "...when moments of difficulty will come...- if this happens – when I may have to ask '#Iran to do the right thing. We are at a complex juncture, as you know...I don’t get into the political realm and I shouldn’t - I hope the political dialogue that is taking place"-3-
@rafaelmgrossi "now is going to bear fruit...I would say there will be a time when I will come constructively, respectfully to #Iran asking them to do the right thing –to work with the agency. And at that moment," agency will need countries, especially Board members "to stand with the agency-4
@rafaelmgrossi Let me translate this for you. @rafaelmgrossi probably means: #Iran is not answering our safeguard questions about nuke material found at Turquz Abad site. They may continue not to. We may have to escalate this issue thru Board of Govs. Will you support me or take #Iran's side?-5
@rafaelmgrossi In his interview with @julianborger, @rafaelmgrossi was slightly more explicit on this point. 'Grossi said that the IAEA was also talking with Iran about the discovery of uranium particles last year at a site in Turquzabad outside Tehran, and that he was hoping to get more...'-6-
@rafaelmgrossi @julianborger '...information from an Iranian delegation due to visit IAEA headquarters in Vienna this month. He (@rafaelmgrossi) said he hoped that he would have the full backing of the international community to persuade Iran to comply.' theguardian.com/world/2020/feb… -7-
@rafaelmgrossi @julianborger This is also interesting because @rafaelmgrossi had said he was planning to visit Tehran early on when he took over Dec. 1. Doesn't seem that's happening or planned yet.
