Coinciding with the resumption of the Vienna talks on 29 November in the Austrian capital between Iran, Russia, Germany, Britain, France and China in an effort to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement, many of the sanctions imposed on Iran were lifted in exchange for a reduction in its nuclear activities and a peaceful guarantee of its program.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed that it has entered into an agreement with Iran to replace surveillance cameras at the Karj production facility for centrifugal components that Iran removed after the facility was apparently attacked by sabotage on June.

"The agreement with Tehran to replace surveillance cameras at the Karj facility is an important development of the Agency's verification and surveillance activities in Iran," the Agency said in a statement.

The Iranian news agency Noor News, close to the National Security Council, earlier reported that "in a gesture of goodwill, Iran has allowed the IAEA to install new cameras to replace those damaged during a sabotage operation" targeting the Karj nuclear facility.

The Iranian agencies asserted that the approval was "voluntary by Iran to reduce misunderstanding (which has marred) its relations with IAEA."

On June 23, Tehran announced the frustration of an operation "sabotage" attributed to Israel that was targeting an Iranian Atomic Energy Organization building. One camera was destroyed and another was severely damaged. An investigation has been opened into the incident.

"Given the conclusion of the security investigation into the damaged cameras, as well as the Agency's decision to condemn vandalism at the Tessa compound and to approve technical examination of the cameras by Iranian experts prior to their installation, Iran has allowed the Agency to replace the damaged cameras with new ones," AFP reported.