Despite Iran’s violations, the International Atomic Energy Agency has reported that Tehran continues to give inspectors full access to its nuclear sites — a key reason the JCPOA member nations say it is worth preserving.
The envoy’s comments came nearly two weeks after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused the Western powers of pursuing an “aggressive and devious” policy to engage New Delhi in “anti-China games” by promoting Indo-Pacific strategies.
The main worry is that the variant is significantly more transmissible than the original strain. It has 23 mutations in its genetic code – a relatively high number of changes – and some of these are affecting its ability to spread.