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IAEA Report on Iran's Nuclear Activities Insufficient for Verification and Monitoring
(Foundation for Defense of Democracies) Olli Heinonen - The U.S. has stressed that the Iran nuclear deal depends on robust verification and transparency, making detailed reporting on Iran's implementation of its commitments all the more important. The International Atomic Energy Agency's most recent report on Iran's nuclear activities provides insufficient details on important verification and monitoring issues. The report does not list inventories of nuclear materials and equipment or the status of key sites and facilities. Without detailed reporting, the international community cannot be sure that Iran is upholding its commitments under the nuclear deal. Over the longer term, this will hamper efforts to reach a broader conclusion that all nuclear material and activities are accounted for and for peaceful use. The writer is the former deputy director general of the IAEA and head of its Department of Safeguards.