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IAEA Presses for Inspection to Find Nearly 900 Pounds of Uranium Moved After US Strikes

Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said immediate inspections would reveal the location of uranium relocated for protective measures at Iran’s nuclear sites.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi arrives for an emergency meeting of the agency’s Board of Governors to discuss the situation in Iran following the U.S. attacks on the country’s nuclear facilities, at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria, June 23, 2025. REUTERS/Elisabeth Mandl/File Photo
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi at the Chancellery in Vienna on June 25, 2025.
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Overview

  • The IAEA lacks information on the whereabouts of nearly 900 pounds of potentially enriched uranium after US precision strikes on Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.
  • Grossi reported that a centrifuge hall at Natanz sustained very serious damage and that Isfahan also suffered harm.
  • Iranian officials informed the IAEA they had relocated uranium to protect it ahead of the strikes.
  • Grossi emphasized the agency’s mandate to account for every gram of uranium in Iran and insisted inspections resume without delay.
  • The IAEA argues that tracing the missing material is vital to confirming the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program.