The documents will not be released publicly or to other states. Kirby called the IAEA accords "technical arrangements" that are standard practice by the agency. There's no secret deals between Iran and the IAEA that the P5- plus-1 has not been briefed on in detail," Kirby said. "We have asked for information from the intelligence community and the State Department about these agreements," Pompeo said.Īt the State Department Wednesday, spokesman John Kirby disputed the lawmakers claims and said "Congress has what we have." The side agreements in question are "IAEA documents" that are not part of the formal agreement, the spokesman told reporters. "It’s outrageous," said Pompeo of the secret agreements, noting that other members of the six-nation agreement may already have been briefed on the side deals. A second secret accord outlines how past nuclear arms work by Iran will be addressed. The agreements deal with access to Iran’s military facility at Parchin, a military site that was excluded from the public text of the Vienna agreement reached July 14. Tom Cotton, (R., Ark.), said there may be additional secret pacts the Obama administration has not disclosed to Congress as required by legislation covering congressional review of the Iran nuclear agreement. Pompeo, who first revealed the agreements along with Sen. Mike Pompeo, (R., Kan.), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee, said in an interview he first learned of the secret side deals by questioning IAEA officials. The IAEA has until December to report on the past military activities. The secret agreements were reached between Iran and the International Atomic Energy (IAEA) on Tehran’s past nuclear arms work and are a central component of the Vienna accord reached by Iran, the United States, and five other states.Ī key part of the nuclear agreement requires Iran to disclose all military nuclear arms work before international sanctions are lifted.
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