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Iran Terminates Cairo Inspection Deal After IAEA Board Censure

The move leaves key facilities closed to inspectors, heightening the risk of a prolonged standoff.

Women stand next to model missiles and a nuclear enrichment centrifuge during a rally outside the former US embassy in Tehran as Iranians mark the 46th anniversary of the start of the Iran hostage crisis, on November 4, 2025.
FILE -A national flag of Iran waves in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, in Vienna, Austria, Dec. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Gruber, File)
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Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi speaks during the opening ceremony of the First Caspian Governors' Forum in the northern city of Rasht, Iran, Nov. 18, 2025. Iran on Tuesday opened the First Caspian Governors' Forum in Rasht, aiming to strengthen regional cooperation among the Caspian Sea littoral states. (Photo by Shadati/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Overview

  • Tehran formally notified Director General Rafael Grossi that the September Cairo memorandum to resume inspections is no longer valid.
  • The IAEA Board of Governors passed a resolution 19–3 with 12 abstentions urging Iran to provide precise nuclear accountancy and grant access without delay.
  • Iran’s foreign ministry denounced the measure as anti-Iranian and said unspecified reprisals are under consideration, with officials indicating further enrichment is a possibility.
  • Inspectors retain access at sites unaffected by the June strikes, but entry to attacked facilities remains blocked and some enriched-uranium inventories lack verified continuity.
  • Russia and China opposed the resolution and warned it undermines diplomacy, while the U.S., UK, France and Germany sponsored the text pressing for urgent verification.