Talks With IAEA Moving Forward 

Iran’s negotiations with the International Atomic Energy Agency are being pursued and are progressing, according to the country’s top nuclear chief. 
“Technical delegations make contact and are exchanged between Iran and the agency every day,” head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran told reporters on the sidelines of a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, ISNA reported. 
He added that the results of the discussions will be publicized in time. 
During a visit to Tehran by IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi in March, the two sides agreed to hold follow-up talks about certain ambiguities over Iran’s nuclear activities. 
The agency had reported in February that it had detected uranium enriched to nearly 84% at Iran’s underground Fordow nuclear site, after it discovered an unannounced change to the interconnections between the two cascades, or clusters, of centrifuges at the facility. 
Iran dismissed reports about changes in the interconnections, saying it was a “mistake” by the inspector. 
It also denied any enrichment beyond the declared 60% purity, explaining that unintended fluctuations in enrichment levels may occur during the process and are normal, but it is the stocks of end product that should be assessed. 
An IAEA delegation later traveled to Tehran to hold discussions with Iranian officials, who later invited the agency’s director general to visit and continue the talks. 
During his meetings in Tehran, Grossi also discussed outstanding issues regarding traces of uranium that the IAEA claims have been found at three old undeclared sites in the country. 
Iran denies the claims, saying it is based on fabricated information. It has, however, provided answers to the agency that the director general dismissed as uncredible in June, paving the way for the passing of two resolutions against the Islamic Republic by the Board of Governors. 
Grossi reached an agreement with Tehran on a joint agenda for measures to facilitate bilateral cooperation, a few days before quarterly meeting of the IAEA’s Board of Governors. 
The United States and Europe’s top three powers, Britain, France and Germany, had expressed alarm at the production of the tiny amount of highly-enriched uranium in Iran, but refrained from pushing for a resolution condemning the Islamic Republic at the IAEA board meeting in March.
They made clear, however, that they could act at a future session.
Eslami had said at the time that in case a resolution was passed against Iran by the IAEA board, relevant officials would decide on an appropriate response and the AEOI would act accordingly. 
Tehran has reacted to previous formal rebukes by stepping up its nuclear work or restricting the oversight of IAEA inspectors.