It was Safeguards Inspection during JCPOA era - verifying Iran was not building weapons and its nuclear facilities were used for peaceful purpose.
Now Safeguards Inspection becomes pointless since Iran already openly told the whole world they reached 60% at the Natanz Pilot Plant on April 16, 2021, 5 years ago. After threshold of uranium enrichment was broken, the nature of Iran nuclear plants have become nuclear weapon facilities and military targets during the war.
Comparing today’s IAEA inspection on Iran’s military nuclear facilities to IAEA’s Safeguards Inspection on Iran’s nuclear program for peaceful purpose (they claimed) during JCPOA is misleading. I can’t believe you hold the same superficial understanding about this issue as Ty did.
I reiterate my point. Iran nuclear facilities are military facilities now, similar to U.S. military base. If IAEA is allowed to come to Iran to inspect its nuclear facilities, it is inspection on military nuclear facilities. It never happened before to any war parties during the war. The nature of this inspection is not safeguards inspection.
Note, Safeguards Inspection is not Nuclear Safety inspection which is to prevent nuclear accidents.