The extens­ion order comes after US Presid­ent backtr­acked on nuclea­r dealWASHINGTON DC: The White House wants intrusive inspections of Iran’s nuclear sites to continue despite President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from a landmark accord on Tehran’s atomic program, US officials have told AFP. The White House is demanding the existing inspection regime, however imperfect, continue under the aegis of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN nuclear watchdog. Other signatories to the Iran deal – including Tehran, China and European powers – have vowed to press ahead with the agreement’s implementation. “The nuclear deal with Iran put the country’s program under a microscope,” she told AFP, saying the measures serve as “an early warning system that will set off alarm bells if Iran tries to cheat on its commitments or conduct illicit activities.”Since the nuclear accord was reached in 2015, the IAEA has carried out hundreds of inspections inside Iran. Trump determines fate of Iran nuclear deal“The fact is the inspections are and have been effective,” she said.

Source: The Express Tribune May 11, 2018 07:18 UTC