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IAEA has been blind to Iran's nuclear program for more than a year, Grossi says

From Jerusalem Post · () English

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  • IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi said the agency has lacked access to Iran's declared nuclear facilities and information on its nuclear material since at least June 2025.
  • Grossi said the agency lost continuity of knowledge about Iran's declared inventories of low-enriched uranium and uranium enriched up to 60% U-235 after military attacks in June 2025.
  • He urged Iran to restore cooperation and called a return to diplomacy and negotiations imperative.

The International Atomic Energy Agency has been unable to verify Iran's declared nuclear material and facilities for more than a year, Rafael Grossi told the agency's Board of Governors on Monday.

Grossi said the IAEA had received no information from Iran about the status of its declared nuclear material or facilities and had no access to conduct on-site verification. As a result, he said, the agency could not fulfill its safeguards responsibilities under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty agreement with Iran.

The Agency has neither received information from Iran regarding the status of its declared nuclear material or facilities nor had access to any of those facilities to conduct in-field verification activities.

· Rafael GrossiGrossi told the IAEA Board of Governors that the agency could not verify Iran's declared nuclear activities.

The agency also cannot verify the status of the material or report on Iran's implementation of relevant UN Security Council and IAEA board resolutions, Grossi said. He added that the IAEA had lost continuity of knowledge about Iran's previously declared inventories of low-enriched uranium and uranium enriched to up to 60% U-235 at facilities affected by military attacks in June 2025.

The Agency's lack of information about these facilities and associated nuclear material and our inability to conduct verification activities at these facilities is a matter of serious proliferation concern.

· Rafael GrossiHe warned about the consequences of the agency's continuing lack of access.

Grossi described the lack of information and inability to conduct inspections as a serious proliferation concern that needed to be corrected with the utmost urgency. He called on Iran to engage constructively so the agency could fully implement safeguards and said diplomacy and negotiations remained imperative.

Iran has refused IAEA access to its nuclear facilities since Israel and the United States struck the country in June 2025. Tehran says the agency could pass classified information to those responsible for the attacks. The source article also says Iran's government has considered Grossi's position on the attacks too mild and has objected to his failure to condemn them more forcefully.

A return to diplomacy and negotiations aimed at finding a solution to issues related to Iran's nuclear program is imperative.

· Rafael GrossiGrossi urged a diplomatic effort to address the unresolved nuclear issues.
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