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IAEA Chief Presses Iran for Immediate Deal to Restart Nuclear Inspections

A two-and-a-half-month verification gap now collides with a late-September snapback deadline.

Overview

  • Rafael Grossi urged Tehran to conclude technical arrangements in Vienna within days to allow inspectors back into key sites hit on June 13.
  • A confidential IAEA report shows Iran held 440.9 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60% and 9,874.9 kilograms total enriched uranium as of June 13.
  • Since the strikes, the agency has been unable to perform required in‑field verification, reporting a loss of continuity of knowledge, with only the Bushehr power plant recently visited.
  • Iran enacted a law suspending cooperation and requiring Supreme National Security Council approval for inspections, complicating how access would resume.
  • European governments have started a UN-linked snapback process that could reimpose sanctions by late September if access is not restored and highly enriched material is fully accounted for.