INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN- Behrouz Kamalvandi, the spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), has criticized the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) for making excessive demands from Iran that go beyond the parameters of the Safeguards agreement, asserting that the sanctions
prevent the requirements of the UN nuclear agency from being fulfilled.In a radio interview on Tuesday, Kamalvandi highlighted that the U.S
slapped sanctions on Iran after it pulled out of the 2015 nuclear agreement, and that the IAEA's current demands are seen to be excessive as
and as per that agreement, Iran is expected to tell the IAEA about the quantity, location, and usage of its nuclear materials.He went on to
say that as part of the Additional Protocol, countries, including Iran, subject their uranium enrichment equipment to inspection by the UN
nuclear agency.The official also pointed out that the nuclear agreement, which has run into problems as a result of the U.S.'s exit, permits
the IAEA to carry out further inspections of Tehran's nuclear activities."However, as part of a law adopted by the Majlis (Iranian
Parliament) in December 2020 in response to Washington's withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and the European signatories' failure to
uphold their contractual obligations to Iran, Tehran's cooperation with the agency is currently limited to the Safeguards agreement due to a
number of issues."In reference to Iran's decision to turn off 27 IAEA monitoring cameras from various nuclear sites, he said, "If the other
parties return to their obligations, it would be conceivable for these equipment and cameras to start operating again."In July, AEOI chief
Mohammad Eslami indicated that Tehran will keep the IAEA cameras, which were put in excess of the country's obligations under the Safeguards
official said, "The Atomic Energy Organization will decide on the cameras when the Western parties to the 2015 pact return to the agreement
and Tehran becomes certain that they will not perform any acts of mischief."Although Iran has always cooperated with the IAEA and allowed it
to fully examine its nuclear facilities, but the nuclear body is criticized for its unconstructive approach.In early June, the Board of
officials blasted the U.S
and the European trio (France, Britain and Germany) for supporting the censure resolution, calling the action reckless
Tehran has been insisting that the Israeli regime actively influences the IAEA and this action has harmed Israel's cooperative relationship
with the nuclear watchdog.Back in June, Eslami stated that increased propaganda against Tehran's peaceful nuclear program, including the
latest UN nuclear watchdog decision, is part of the West's maximum pressure policy against the Iranian people.Although Iran only has 3% of
the world's nuclear activities, it is subject to more than 25% of inspections by the IAEA, he said.The Iranian nuclear director pointed to
the most recent IAEA board resolution submitted by the U.S
and E3, emphasizing that it was the final test by the adversaries.Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian responded to the IAEA's
action by asserting that the recent UN nuclear watchdog decision was an American scheme to pressure Tehran into making concessions in the
