Iran admits no IAEA inspectors were present when samples from a controversial site were gathered

  One of the biggest complains critics have of the Obama-Kerry Iran nuclear deal is the fact that side deals were struck which the Senate was not allowed to see before voting on the new pact. The reason for this secrecy became clear once it was reported one of the side deals actually allowed Iran to inspect its own sites without any oversight by the IAEA.

  It is now looking more and more likely that this is indeed the case because, according to this story, Iran has admitted that when samples were collected at one of the most controversial sites no IAEA inspectors were on hand to witness the collection.

  Here is more:

As many critics of the Iran nuclear deal worried would happen, Iranian officials last week collected environmental samples from a controversial military base to hand over to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) – and according to Iran, the U.N. agency’s own experts were not physically present at the time.

Atomic Energy Organization of Iran spokesman Behruz Kamalvandi told the IRNA state news agency Monday that Iranian experts had collected the samples “in the absence of the inspectors affiliated to the International Atomic Energy Agency,” before the samples were handed over to IAEA officials.

  The Obama regime still maintains the position that Iran is not being allowed to self-inspect and the IAEA is claiming it was able to verify the samples did come from the controversial site although at this point in time the agency is not saying how it was able to verify the samples.

“As a result of experience gained over the years, the agency has, in certain circumstances, permitted states’ representatives to carry out activities in support of the agency’s verification work,” he said.

“In the case of Parchin, the Iranian side played a part in the sample-taking process by swiping samples.”

“Authentication by the agency of the samples was achieved through use of an established verification process,” Amano said. “The process was carried out under our responsibility and monitoring.”

I guess at this point in time we just have to trust Barack Obama, the IAEA, and our new Iranian ally…

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