Overview
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said no enrichment is occurring at any site, citing June attacks on Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, and he asserted all facilities remain under IAEA safeguards.
- The IAEA reported it has lost continuity of knowledge over nuclear material at bombed sites and called inspections at multiple locations, including the three key facilities, long overdue.
- Iran has permitted inspections at Bushehr and the Tehran Research Reactor but maintains other sites are unsafe to access, a stance the agency and Western governments dispute.
- Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh said the peaceful nuclear program is intact despite damaged infrastructure, while IAEA chief Rafael Grossi has warned Iran still holds highly enriched material that could be weaponized.
- E3 governments and the United States are preparing a resolution for the IAEA Board of Governors, and Iranian officials say the U.S. approach shows no readiness for equal and fair negotiations.