WASHINGTON: The International Atomic Energy Agency on Sunday urged Iran to resume talks"now" to avoid a crisis that could make it"extremely more difficult" to salvage the 2015 nuclear accord.
"Recent history tells us that it is never a good thing to start saying to international inspectors, go home ... things get much more problematic," he added. "The only way for Iran to get the confidence, the trust they so badly need in order to move their economy forward ... is to allow the inspectors of the IAEA to be present."
Therefore, he said, the recent Iranian action makes"the way back to an agreement extremely more difficult".