Iran Tells the IAEA That Nuclear Monitoring Talks Cannot Proceed While It Is Under Threat, as the Agency Notes a 440.9 Kilogram Stockpile of Uranium Enriched to 60 Percent and Only Bushehr Inspected Since Last June
Iran told the United Nations nuclear watchdog this month that discussions on nuclear monitoring cannot proceed while it is under threat from military attacks.
According to a confidential report by the International Atomic Energy Agency, circulated to member states on Friday and seen by The Associated Press, Iran insisted discussions on resuming inspections cannot resume amid a series of persistent, explicit and public threats by the President of the United States to commit further acts of armed aggression against Iran, particularly targeting its nuclear facilities.
Iran said the situation will not resolve until the root causes of the present situation are addressed and the essential requirements for normal safeguards implementation are restored, the report added.
Iran has not given IAEA inspectors access to nuclear sites affected by Israeli and United States strikes during the 12-day war in June 2025, the agency has been unable to verify the status of Iran stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium since the June bombing, and Iran nevertheless reaffirmed its firm commitment to resume full implementation of its safeguards obligations as soon as the relevant legal and actual conditions permit it.
The watchdog said the lack of information about Iran atomic sites and nuclear material is a matter of proliferation concern that needs to be rectified with the utmost urgency, noted it is fully prepared to resume safeguards activities in Iran at short notice, said the only facility inspected since last June is the Bushehr nuclear power plant, where inspectors conducted an inspection on September 12 to 15, expressed increasing concern about the Isfahan Fuel Enrichment Plant, saying it does not know the site exact location or whether it contains nuclear material, and put Iran stockpile at 440.9 kilograms of uranium enriched up to 60 percent purity.
Source: International Atomic Energy Agency
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