Pressure works.  From the U.S., and from the IAEA.  “UN watchdog: Iran to allow access to 2 suspected nuke sites,” WGEM, August 26, 2020.  “The U.N. nuclear watchdog agency says Tehran has agreed to allow inspectors in to two sites where Iran is suspected of having stored or used undeclared nuclear material. The International Atomic Energy Agency said on Wednesday that Iran was “voluntarily providing the IAEA with access to the two locations specified by the IAEA.” It said dates for the inspections had been agreed, but did not say when they would take place. Iran had been resisting providing access to the sites, which are thought to be from the early 2000s, before it signed the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, maintaining the IAEA had no legal basis to visit them.”

“Russia and Iran’s Dangerous Energy Gambit in the Caucasus,” Irina Tsukerman, Algemeiner, August 26, 2020.

“As Turkey and Iran build dams, Iraqis watch twin rivers dry up,” AFP, August 26, 2020.

Kudos to NBC News for investigating how Iran is trying to sell oil (for continuing terrorism and its Revolution), and how U.S. pressure helps flagging states make a decision about who they will do business with—freedom-siding states or terror-siding states.  Pressure works.  See “Oil tankers stripped of flags after breaching U.S. sanctions to secretly ship Iranian oil,” Raf Sanchez, NBC, August 26, 2020.

This is also a result of pressure (there’s that word again) felt by Iran from the UAE agreement with Israel.  “Iran relents on IAEA inspections at two sites, ending standoff,” Parisa Hafezi and Francois Murphy, August 26, 2020.

Bad news if you’re an Iranian citizen.  And for those who insist that U.S. sanctions aren’t making a dent in Iran’s behavior or resources for terrorism, consider that the Supreme Leader is saying Iran is stuck for the next decade.  “Design Iran’s economy as if sanctions will apply for another decade says Khamenei,” bne IntelIiNews August 26, 2020.

“Four Americans Indicted for Conspiring to Illegally Sell Iranian Petroleum to a Chinese Refinery,” Jerry Lambea, Law and Crime, August 26, 2020.

Thank you St. Kitts and Nevis for following international law and aiming for peace and well-grounded economic relations.  “St. Kitts & Nevis Strips Oil Tankers Of Flag For Breaching US Sanctions On Iran,” Charles Kennedy, OilPrice.com, August 26, 2020.