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Iran and U.N. Watchdog Reach Agreement to Resume Nuclear Inspections

Iran has not allowed inspections since its nuclear sites were bombed by Israel and the United States in June, but it hopes to stave off Western economic sanctions.

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Smoke and dust from Israeli airstrikes shrouded Tehran in June. Iran suspended its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency in the wake of Israel and Iran’s 12-day war.
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After Blocking U.N. Nuclear Watchdog, Iran Allows Inspectors to Return

Iran halted cooperation with the agency last month, as experts warned that Tehran might revive efforts to build a nuclear bomb.

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Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said on Wednesday that U.N. inspectors were visiting Bushehr, Iran’s only operating nuclear power plant, shown in May.
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European Officials Press Iran on Nuclear Talks. Here’s What to Know.

Representatives of three European powers met with ministers from Iran over its nuclear activities, but there was little sign of progress.

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Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said recently that the dispute between Tehran and Washington “is not a matter that can be resolved.”
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Iran Extends Government Shutdowns Amid Soaring Heat and Power Cuts

Amid suffocating temperatures, the Iranian authorities are closing public offices and cutting water and electricity as the country struggles with an energy crisis.

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Iran has been closing public offices since July as the country experiences power and water outages, and grapples with a summer of extreme heat.
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