Overview

• Rafael Grossi said he will run for UN Secretary-General and indicated the formal process will begin in the coming weeks after discussing his plans in Washington with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
• Austrian authorities have placed Grossi under 24-hour protection by the elite Cobra unit with armored escorts, according to the Wall Street Journal and local reporting, following intelligence about a specific threat linked to Iran.
• Iranian state media and Grossi confirmed that IAEA inspectors have returned to Iran for the first time since cooperation was suspended after June’s fighting.
• Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araqchi cautioned that the visit does not represent full cooperation, saying talks continue and that there is no finalized framework yet.
• Iran’s atomic agency spokesman said the current mission centers on tasks at the Bushehr plant, while influential voices in Tehran, including Ali Larijani and the newspaper Kayhan, have escalated rhetoric against Grossi.