Iran's top nuclear official said on Sunday that Section T of Annex I of the July 2015 Iran nuclear deal does not include 'special visit' to the Iranian sites.

'[It comprises] voluntary commitments to which Iran has always been faithful,' Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi said after his meeting held this morning with the visiting Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano.

Section T of Annex I include 'Activities which could contribute to the design and development of a nuclear explosive device.'

Section T has been discussed at length and it is a clear issue, Salehi told reporters.

He further said Iran Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Abbas Araqchi, has already informed the IAEA about Iran's stance [on the issue].

Section T is similar to other sections of the nuclear deal, he said.

But the other party wants to interpret it based on its own interests, like saying they do not agree with the sunset clause, or that the deal has other problems as well, he stressed.

Asked about whether there is a call by Amano and his accompanying team to visit the Iranian sites, Salehi said that there has been no such a request by the IAEA head.

The visiting IAEA chief arrived in Tehran late on Saturday to hold talks with top Iranian officials including President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

The analysts believe that Amano's day-long visit to Tehran is very important regarding the recent dispute begun by the US President Donald Trump over the July 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), between Iran and the world powers.

Trump in his October 13 speech took a new strategy on Iran and decertified Iran's commitments to the international deal, the commitment which has already been reaffirmed by the IAEA eight times.
 

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