UN nuclear watchdog head says he’s held “constructive” talks with Iran [Video]

United Nations nuclear watchdog chief, Rafael Grossi, has said he has held “constructive” talks with Iranian officials in Tehran.

His two-day visit came as the Vienna-based organisation seeks greater cooperation with Iran over its nuclear activities amid the discovery of uranium particles enriched to near weapons-grade level.

Grossi’s series of meetings included with Iran’s top nuclear official, Mohammad Eslami, and President Ebrahim Raisi.

After returning to Vienna on Saturday, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Tehran had agreed to reconnect surveillance cameras at several nuclear sites and increase the pace of inspections.

“There was a reduction in some of the monitoring activities, related to cameras, related to online enrichment mechanisms, in terms of flow monitoring systems, which were not operating. So, we’ve agreed that those will be operating again,” he said.

In addition, the number of visits to the underground plant of Fordo, where the …