A technical team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has arrived in Iran for talks with Iranian nuclear experts, "Reuters" reported, citing a spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, BTA reports.
The visit is a follow-up to a visit by the agency's Director General, Rafael Grossi, to Tehran earlier this month.
“The delegation arrived in Iran and will hold technical talks with Iranian experts today, including on safeguards issues,“ spokesman Esmail Baghaei told a news conference.
Last week, Iran and the United States held a third round of nuclear talks in Oman, with technical consultations taking place alongside them.
After the talks concluded, the Iranian foreign minister said that IAEA experts could join the next round of talks between Tehran and Washington, which are expected to take place on Saturday.
During his visit to Tehran on April 17, Rafael Grossi stressed that the IAEA was ready to contribute to achieving a positive outcome in negotiations.
In 2018, then-US President Donald Trump withdrew the US from the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and major world powers. As a result, Tehran exceeded uranium enrichment limits and restricted access for IAEA inspectors.
In February, the agency published a report expressing "serious concern" about the fact that Iran was enriching uranium to a purity of 60%, dangerously close to that needed to produce nuclear weapons. Iran, for its part, continues to insist that it is not seeking to create nuclear weapons.