UN nuclear watchdog hopes Iran talks can prevent further conflict in region

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UN nuclear watchdog hopes Iran talks can prevent further conflict in region  The head of the UN nuclear watchdog sought on Monday to emphasize the importance of his team's arrival in Iran for technical talks with nuclear experts and to express his hope that the discussions will allow the agency to monitor the country's nuclear program and ultimately prevent further conflict in the region.  Iranian officials confirmed that the technical team from the International Atomic Energy Agency had arrived on Monday in Iran to hold technical talks, including on safeguards. It follows IAEA director general Rafael Grossi's visit to Tehran earlier this month and nuclear talks in Omar last week.  The current flurry of diplomatic meetings stem from the landmark 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and major powers that placed tough restrictions on Iran's nuclear activities that increased its breakout time to at least a year.  UNTV / REUTERS  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net  Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion   Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  Soundcloud: https://tmt.ph/soundcloud   #TheManilaTimes #tmtnews #unitednations #iran

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00:00As you know, this is a moment of enormous importance.

00:04This is a moment where a number of processes are ongoing.

00:07In particular, there is a very important effort between the

00:10United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

00:14I'm in constant contact with Ambassador Whitcoff.

00:18Of course, at the same time, consulting with Foreign Minister

00:21in order to provide the technical support and capabilities

00:31and monitoring potential that the IEA should be able to exercise.

00:36Because, as you know, and I think the minister has evoked that,

00:40without this kind of capability to check and see that what is

00:46agreed on paper is really observed, this would be just a piece

00:50of paper.

00:51So, this is a very urgent moment, as the minister just said.

00:56It's not a matter of months or years.

00:58It's perhaps a matter of weeks whether we can really come to

01:03something that is doable, is feasible, and above all,

01:08avoids the specter of more military conflicts in this world

01:14and in a region that I don't need to explain to you how

01:18volatile it is at this moment.

01:21So, you know, the devil lies in the details.

01:25So, I don't doubt their will to help.

01:30But then we have to reflect that into concrete actions.

01:35Cameras, inspectors, places, access to people.

01:39There's a whole lot of things that they know they have to do.

01:42And I hope they'll take the right decision and allow us to do it.

02:17Good David, please.

02:31Great David, Fantastic.

02:32This makes me a contrast, you know?

02:35All right.

02:37Wait a minute.

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