NOURNEWS: The report, prepared under political and not technical approaches, reflects a usual trend for the agency. Despite the increase in the number of investigations, the understanding of the agency about Iran’s nuclear program has not improved.

Bloomberg, which has accessed the recent report of the agency, claims that “The IAEA has distributed its annual assessment of nuclear investigations among diplomats before next month’s meeting, which will be held in Vienna.”

Additionally, American media announced that a 112-page report prepared by the Director-General of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, and reviewed by Bloomberg, reads, “While the investigations are being conducted regularly, little progress has been made regarding safeguarding issues.” Neglecting Iran’s close collaboration concerning the closure of several important cases, including addressing ambiguity about 84 percent uranium and imbalance of nuclear materials in the Jaber-ibn Hayyan laboratory, the report states, “As long as Iran does not make the remaining issues clear, the agency cannot guarantee the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program.”

The report also notes that “Although the number of agency investigations raised 4 percent during the last year, exceeding the number of investigations before the Comprehensive Plan of Action, the agency has lost its continuation data about production and the list of centrifuges, rotors and the middle pieces, heavy water, and uranium concentrate.”

According to news published by Bloomberg, the agency has reported an increase in the number of investigations, surpassing those conducted prior to the JCPOA. However, it still claims Iran is not collaborating with the agency to clarify its nuclear activities.

The question the agency must answer regarding the existing contradictions in its report is, “Why does the agency insist on increasing the number of investigations if the investigations within the framework of the Comprehensive Safeguard Agreement, to which Iran has always adhered, have not helped enhance the agency’s understanding of Iran’s nuclear program?”

Another subject is whether the agency can “absolutely announce” that the nuclear activities of other members of the agency are peaceful. Or perhaps such an announcement is politically motivated and not technical at all, merely used to create an atmosphere against Iran?!

Unfortunately, Rafael Grossi insists on creating obstacles to Iran-agency collaboration to please Iran’s enemies at the cost of devaluing the IAEA by continuing to politicize and ignoring Iran’s goodwill, which he acknowledged by admitting that the number of investigations has increased.

Rather than improving his understanding of the clear and peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear programs, the Director-General of the agency seems to need to take steps to enhance his understanding of unprecedented regional and international developments if he wants to stay on track because his unprofessional behavior can contribute to their complexities.