UN nuclear watchdog deputy to visit Iran for first time since US strikes

The deputy head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is headed to Iran on Monday, the first visit by an official from the top nuclear watchdog since the U.S.’s bombing of three nuclear sites there in June.

The aim of the IAEA’s visit is to “determine a framework for cooperation” after Iran suspended its ties with the watchdog in early July, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced on Sunday.

That earlier move from Iran, which came after after the 12-Day War with Israel devastated the regime’s top military brass and U.S. strikes set back its nuclear ambitions, has effectively kept its nuclear program in the dark. Shortly before that decision, the regime also banned the head of the IEAE Rafael Grossi from its nuclear sites and

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