Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), announced that the agency’s assessments indicate the Islamic Republic’s enriched uranium stockpiles remain inside its nuclear facilities and have not been removed from these sites following the US and Israeli military strikes.
Speaking with the RIA Novosti news agency on Friday, July 3, Grossi emphasized the critical need for IAEA inspectors to return to Iran’s nuclear sites. He noted that while the agency has formally submitted requests for access to these facilities, the Islamic Republic has not granted approval so far.
These remarks come as Islamic Republic officials continue to refuse to allow IAEA inspectors access to the targeted installations.
Previously, Kazem Gharibabadi, the Islamic Republic’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, stated that there were absolutely no plans to grant the IAEA access to the damaged facilities or to Iran’s nuclear materials.
Furthermore, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Speaker of Parliament and head of the Islamic Republic’s negotiating team, declared that IAEA inspectors would be barred from entering any nuclear sites targeted in the US strikes. According to Ghalibaf, inspectors currently retain access only to the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant and the Tehran Research Reactor, with monitoring capabilities at all other nuclear facilities completely suspended.
