Routine nuclear inspections ‘impossible’ amid aggression: Iran to IAEA

Iran has rejected the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s demands for the resumption of routine inspections, saying that expecting normal safeguards implementation under continuous aggression is “irrational” and “materially impracticable.”

In a comprehensive communique circulated to the IAEA member states on Wednesday, Iran’s Permanent Mission to the UN nuclear agency pushed back against Director General Rafael Grossi’s recent calls for renewed access to nuclear sites, saying the IAEA is ignoring the reality of an active war zone.

The Agency’s expectation to carry out normal safeguards implementation while knowing the dire situation created as a result of continuous threats and aggression on Iran is irrational, it said. 

The document noted that the IAEA itself had acknowledged the danger, having withdrawn all its inspectors from Iran by the end of June 2025 for "safety reasons."

The note also pointed out that the agency had unnecessarily exposed "highly confidential information regarding the nature and whereabouts of Iran’s nuclear stockpiles" without prior consent.

The communique warned that such disclosures put the facilities at grave risk, particularly while "the staunch enemies of Iran are greedily looking for" such targets.

The Iranian mission accused the IAEA Board of Governors of being "instrumentalized by the US and certain European States" to adopt politically motivated resolutions.

The document blamed the collapse of the previous "Cairo agreement" on the "confrontational attitude" of the E3 (Britain, France, and Germany), which culminated in a politically biased Board resolution.

Iran: Calls for unconditional IAEA Safeguards compliance ‘meaningless’

Iran’s mission to the UN in Vienna says calls on Tehran to unconditionally comply with the IAEA Safeguards is meaningless under the current hazardous circumstances.

Tehran highlighted the IAEA’s “glaring double standards,” saying no other country has been subjected to such prolonged verification while simultaneously being deprived of its inalienable rights and facing "criminal aggressions," including military strikes on its peaceful, safeguarded nuclear facilities.

Despite multiple official requests, the communique said neither the Director General nor the Board has taken action to condemn the unlawful attacks on Iran’s safeguarded sites, in violation of the IAEA’s own statutes.

Should the war condition be terminated, the ground will be prepared for the Agency’s safeguards verification activities, it asserted. 

Western push for UN Security Council referral

Western powers—led by the United States, Britain, France, and Germany—are pushing a draft resolution to refer Tehran to the UN Security Council for alleged non-compliance with its nuclear reporting obligations.

Speaking at the quarterly Board of Governors meeting on Monday, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi urged Iran to reengage, saying granting access would have "positive repercussions" for Iran.

Grossi called the current lack of contact "regrettable," saying the issues "are not going to disappear until we address them."

Iran: IAEA’s silence on US-Israeli strikes exposes its ‘credibility’ crisis

Iran says the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is facing a credibility crisis over its failure to respond to US and Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic’s safeguarded nuclear facilities.

Iran’s mission to the UN swiftly dismissed the Western draft resolution as a "new desperate action" that would bring "no benefit."

The IAEA has not had access to some Iranian nuclear facilities since the US and Israel launched a 12-day war of aggression in June 2025, which included strikes on nuclear sites.

This was followed by a broader, ongoing war that erupted on February 28, 2026, which has also seen nuclear facilities targeted.

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