A senior official from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is expected to arrive in Tehran Monday for talks with the Iranian regime, despite the country’s recent law banning all cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog. Iranian state media confirmed the visit, noting the official is not a nuclear inspector and will be barred from visiting any of the regime’s nuclear facilities. The visit comes less than two months after Iran formally outlawed IAEA inspections and access to its enrichment sites.
Migrants in Greece whose asylum claims are rejected will soon be required to wear ankle monitors as part of a government plan to speed up deportations. Migration Minister Thanos Plevris announced Monday that the measure will be implemented before the end of the year, along with reforms that would criminalize noncompliance with deportation orders. The proposal also includes mandatory jail terms for those who defy removal orders.
New York Judge Paul A. Engelmayer denied a request from the Department of Justice to unseal transcripts from the trial that indicted Ghislaine Maxwell.