Iran denounced the International Atomic Energy Agency's statements about an information gap regarding Tehran's nuclear program, while Washington said Iran was not a "willing partner" in indirect talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
The Iranian atomic energy spokesman said that the statements of the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, had no legal basis, and that the agency should not base its positions on documents he described as "fabricated" by Israel.
The Iranian official said that Tehran had fully cooperated with regard to the three sites, and had sent the IAEA the required information regarding these sites.
Grossi had said in statements after the meeting of the first day of the IAEA Board of Governors that there are questions that Iran still has to answer about the effects of uranium that were found in undisclosed sites.
The meetings of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency of the United Nations continue to discuss several files, including the Iranian nuclear program.
Tehran was invited to give explicit answers about it, and Iran confirmed the integrity of its program despite the accusations, and also demanded to follow what it called a constructive path, and to correct previous mistakes that prevented reaching an agreement, after European countries announced their disappointment.
The United States said at the IAEA's Board of Governors meeting that Iran was not a "willing partner" in indirect talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
"We are ready to swiftly implement an agreement on a mutual return to full implementation of the JCPOA. What we lack is a willing partner with Iran," the US statement to the 35-nation International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors said.
For his part, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that the Iranian response to the European Union's proposals makes the prospects of reaching an agreement in the short term unlikely.
On the other hand, the Wall Street Journal quoted an Israeli official as saying that there will be no return to the Iranian nuclear agreement before the midterm congressional elections, and it is not clear if the agreement will return to the table after the elections.
The newspaper also quoted US officials that the administration of President Joe Biden did not take a decision to suspend diplomatic efforts regarding the nuclear agreement, but the busy political schedule internally does not allow reaching a final agreement.
The newspaper reported that European and American officials believe that the nuclear agreement is worth reviving, and will leave Iran about 6 months away from being able to stockpile enough nuclear fuel for a weapon.
The newspaper added that the United States and European officials are increasingly pessimistic about the prospects of reviving the agreement before the mid-term congressional elections.