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IAEA chief urges Iran to grant immediate access to nuclear sites
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that Iran must grant the agency immediate access to verify its nuclear material. The IAEA has lacked access to key facilities since the June 2025 conflict involving Israel and the United States, and the meeting followed an IAEA board referral of Iran over non-compliance. Iran's UN envoy, Amir Saeid Iravani, accused the Council of double standards over US-Israeli strikes.
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Grossi called on Iran to cooperate without further delay to clarify outstanding safeguards questions and provide the information and access the agency requires. The Security Council session followed an IAEA board resolution last month, submitted by Britain, France, Germany and the United States, that referred Iran to the top UN body for the first time in 20 years over its nuclear reporting obligations. The move has been seen as largely symbolic because China and Russia can veto sanctions; both voted against the resolution, along with Niger. Iran's UN representative, Amir Saeid Iravani, said the meeting reflected a double standard in which the aggressor is shielded with impunity while the victim is criticized. Before the June 2025 strikes, the IAEA estimated Iran held about 440 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 percent; the fate of that stockpile has been uncertain since. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened renewed strikes, possibly after next week's midterm elections.
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