Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog would not be given access to Iranian nuclear sites attacked during its recent war with Israel without a concrete deal being agreed.
"The facilities that were attacked have their own story, and until a decision is made and a conclusion is reached between us, the IAEA and others, cooperation is not possible," he said in an interview posted to his Telegram channel on Thursday (November 20, 2025), without elaborating on what such an agreement would entail.
The interview with the Khabar Online news agency was conducted before the International Atomic Energy Agency adopted a resolution on Thursday (November 20, 2025) demanding access to the sites.
In mid-June, Israel launched an unprecedented bombing campaign against Iran, triggering a 12-day war that the United States briefly joined with strikes on key Iranian nuclear facilities.
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