{"id":547355,"date":"2021-05-31T18:35:54","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T22:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=547355"},"modified":"2021-05-31T18:35:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T22:35:56","slug":"un-watchdog-says-it-has-been-unable-to-access-irans-nuclear-program-data-since-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/un-watchdog-says-it-has-been-unable-to-access-irans-nuclear-program-data-since-february\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Watchdog Says It Has Been Unable To Access Iran\u2019s Nuclear Program Data Since February"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fun-watchdog-says-it-has-been-unable-to-access-irans-nuclear-program-data-since-february%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=547355&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-480661390.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>The United Nations\u2019 nuclear activity watchdog said Monday that it has not been able to access data necessary to keep track of\u00a0Iran\u2019s nuclear program since the end of February when Iran began restricting international inspections of its nuclear facilities.<\/p>\n<p>The International Atomic Energy Agency made the revelation in a confidential document that was distributed to UN member countries and viewed by the Associated Press, which first <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/united-nations-donald-trump-europe-middle-east-iran-e702e747ed9b21390103bebe51a0206f\">reported<\/a> on the contents of the document.<\/p>\n<p>In the document, the IAEA said it has \u201cnot had access to the data from its online enrichment monitors and electronic seals, or had access to the measurement recordings registered by its installed measurement devices\u201d since Feb. 23.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Iran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/iran-nuclear-negotiator-says-tehran-will-increase-purity-of-uranium-to-60-11618326331?mod=article_inline\">said<\/a> it would begin producing uranium enriched to 60%, close to the level needed to construct a nuclear weapon, for the first time after one of its nuclear facilities was attacked. Iran blamed the attack on Israel. Iran\u2019s stockpile of enriched uranium is now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/iran-nuclear-fuel-production-drops-sharply-following-natanz-explosion-11622482066\">estimated<\/a> to be about 16 times higher than the level permitted by the 2015 nuclear deal.<\/p>\n<p>The agency had admitted previously that Iran\u2019s move to restrict access to its nuclear facilities meant more limited access to\u00a0surveillance cameras.\u00a0However, the IAEA admitted in the document that it could only give an estimate of Iran\u2019s nuclear stockpile due to the restricted access.<\/p>\n<p>Iran began restricting international access to its nuclear facilities in February in an attempt to pressure the Biden administration and European countries to lift harsh sanctions that hobbled the Islamic Republic\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Trump levied crippling sanctions on Iran during his term, including a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/iran-nuclear-usa-int\/u-s-imposes-new-sanctions-on-iranian-foundations-in-last-days-of-trump-term-idUSKBN29I24L\">batch<\/a> of sanctions as late as January, just before he left office.<\/p>\n<p>In February, President Biden said he would not\u00a0lift sanctions on Tehran in a bid to convince the state terror sponsor to restart negotiations unless Tehran halts its uranium-enrichment efforts, a precursor to nuclear weapon development.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has demanded that Biden lift the sanctions as a condition for Iran to pump the brakes on its nuclear program and return to abiding by the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the\u00a0Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.<\/p>\n<p>However, Biden has said he is seeking to return to the nuclear deal, which Trump announced he was pulling the U.S. out of in May 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was a horrible one-sided deal that should have never, ever been made,\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/05\/08\/world\/middleeast\/trump-iran-nuclear-deal.html\">said<\/a> at the time. \u201cIt didn\u2019t bring calm, it didn\u2019t bring peace, and it never will.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden called\u00a0his predecessor\u2019s decision \u201creckless\u201d\u00a0to abandon the deal, the signature foreign policy accomplishment of the Obama administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will offer Tehran a credible path back to diplomacy,\u201d Biden wrote CNN op-ed in September before he was elected. \u201cIf Iran returns to strict compliance with the nuclear deal, the United States would rejoin the agreement as a starting point for follow-on negotiations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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