IAEA has been completely blind to Iran’s nuclear program for over a year, Rafael Grossi says
Grossi said inspectors have no on-site access as Iran withholds declared nuclear data and faces renewed pressure over its safeguards obligations.
- On Monday, IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi told the Board of Governors that the agency has been "completely blind" regarding Iran's nuclear program since June 2025.
- Since Israel and the US struck Iranian infrastructure in June 2025, Tehran has refused IAEA access to nuclear facilities, claiming the agency would share classified data with attackers.
- Inspectors cannot verify the status of declared nuclear material, including LEU and HEU enriched up to 60% U-235, as the agency has lost continuity of knowledge for more than a year.
- Dismissing the reports as political pressure, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei warned on Monday that Tehran would take countermeasures if a new resolution refers its nuclear file back to the UN Security Council.
- Tensions extend to the Strait of Hormuz, where officials established an "exclusion zone" and warned South Korea of "serious consequences" for military participation in Gulf operations.
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The International Atomic Energy Agency has raised the alarm over Iran's nuclear program, saying international inspectors have not yet received on-site access to verify nuclear materials and facilities declared by Tehran. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi told the Board of Governors that Iran is not fulfilling its nuclear verification obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Grossi called for constructive engage…
IAEA says Iran blocking nuclear inspectors as Hormuz threats mount
IAEA chief Grossi told the Board of Governors that Tehran had provided no information on declared nuclear materials and inspectors had no on-site access, as Iran's parliament speaker threatened US energy assets with retaliatory strikes and the IRGC warned vessels off the southern Hormuz corridor.
IAEA has been completely blind to Iran’s nuclear program for over a year, Rafael Grossi says
Speaking to the IAEA's Board of Governors, Grossi said the watchdog's lack of information on Iran’s nuclear program is a "serious proliferation concern" and "needs to be rectified."
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency urged Tehran to resume the dialogue and allow inspectors to enter its facilities again. The claim comes as the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Germany press to bring the case to the UN.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, asked Iran to allow inspectors access to the country's nuclear facilities. Tehran has denied information and access to the organ since the 12 day war in 2025, when the United States and Israel attacked some of the main power plants.
The UN nuclear surveillance body stated that Iran did not provide any information about its declared nuclear materials or facilities and that the inspectors had no access to on-the-spot verification, because Tehran threatened to retaliate against South Korea if it would join the Gulf maritime operations, and the President of the Iranian Parliament warned that US energy assets in regional waters were facing mutual attacks.
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