Overview
- Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said inspectors visited several facilities last week, citing the Tehran Research Reactor.
- IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi warned that Tehran must seriously improve cooperation to prevent rising tensions with Western governments.
- The agency reports roughly a dozen inspections in Iran since the June conflict but says key sites including Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan remain off-limits.
- Iran curtailed inspector access after Israeli and U.S. strikes in June and later allowed limited visits under arrangements that require Iranian security approval.
- A preliminary deal in early September partially restored onsite checks, yet verification gaps persist after the IAEA said in May it lacked a continuous understanding of Iran’s program.