Iran has continued its work to refine uranium at its nuclear plant in Isfahan despite an agreement signed with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), announced the country’s atomic energy agency on Sunday.
The announcement followed the arrival of IAEA inspectors in Iran on Saturday, after a two-week delay caused by a dispute between the agency and the Islamic republic.
Iran signed a pact with the IAEA last year, vowing to stop the enriched-uranium-refining cycle, which is for fuel production or nuclear weapons. Iran claims it has always used the refined uranium for fuel production.
However, the IAEA has not expressed opposition to this activity since Sunday, according to news reports.
Iran and the IAEA have been at odds for several months, as Iran wavers between opening itself to external nuclear inspections and sticking to its own plans.
Iran signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty last year, after extensive negotiations with international officials. The pact permits the production of nuclear fuel.
Much of the impetus for the inspections stems from the U.S.’s claim that Iran is secretly producing nuclear weapons.