@jolyonThe core demand from the trio of China, Iran, and Russia at the IAEA is simple: you cannot expect normal inspections to continue while nuclear sites face bombing or threats. This coordinated stance directly opposes new Western initiatives regarding Iran's nuclear program that have been advanced by the US, UK, France, and Germany. They are explicitly rejecting the E3 snapback mechanism and any return to the UN Security Council for this issue. Their argument rests on the idea that continued aggression undermines the very possibility of verification. Despite these tensions, they assert that Iran continues to cooperate with inspectors, citing planned access at Bushehr scheduled for mid-September. However, this cooperation is conditional. Before further steps are taken, they demand concrete guarantees that Iranian nuclear sites will not be attacked again. Without those security assurances, the path for proper inspection remains blocked. The logic presented is that inspector access requires an end to attacks on nuclear facilities first. Source: Al Jazeera / Writer: Daniyal

@jolyonThe core demand from the trio of China, Iran, and Russia at the IAEA is simple: you cannot expect normal inspections to continue while nuclear sites face bombing or threats. This coordinated stance directly opposes new Western initiatives regarding Iran's nuclear program that have been advanced by the US, UK, France, and Germany. They are explicitly rejecting the E3 snapback mechanism and any return to the UN Security Council for this issue. Their argument rests on the idea that continued aggression undermines the very possibility of verification. Despite these tensions, they assert that Iran continues to cooperate with inspectors, citing planned access at Bushehr scheduled for mid-September. However, this cooperation is conditional. Before further steps are taken, they demand concrete guarantees that Iranian nuclear sites will not be attacked again. Without those security assurances, the path for proper inspection remains blocked. The logic presented is that inspector access requires an end to attacks on nuclear facilities first. Source: Al Jazeera / Writer: Daniyal