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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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European Nations Move to Restart Iran Sanctions Over Nuclear Program

Britain, France and Germany said the country had violated the terms of a 2015 nuclear deal. Iran’s foreign minister called their action “illegal.”

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The headquarters in Vienna of the International Atomic Energy Agency, whose inspectors have long monitored Iran’s nuclear activities.
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