In a report published today (Friday), the International Atomic Energy Agency unilaterally asked Iran to take “gradual steps” to facilitate the return of inspectors to its facilities. The body stressed that such access is “vital”.
According to Isna, the International Atomic Energy Agency also announced in its quarterly report that since the beginning of the war against Iran, nuclear facilities have been targeted and the agency has repeatedly requested access to them.
According to the Arab News Agency, in its report, which is to be discussed in the meeting of the Council of Governors in the coming days, the agency has noted that it is “vital” to carry out “verification activities in Iran without further delay”.
This report states: “The Secretary General of the International Atomic Energy Agency asks Iran to consider technical and step-by-step measures that will provide the necessary conditions for the return of IAEA inspectors to Iran.” “Such gradual steps can pave the way for the normal implementation of safeguards in Iran and at the same time help create an environment for confidence building that will pave the way for reaching a broader agreement.”
The IAEA claimed on Friday that a lack of information about Iran’s enriched uranium raises serious concerns about nuclear proliferation.
The report of the International Atomic Energy Agency also claimed: We do not know the exact location of the Isfahan facility or whether it contains nuclear material or not. Since the June 2025 attacks, we have not been able to access Iran’s nuclear facilities. It is imperative that the International Atomic Energy Agency conduct verification activities in Iran without further delay.
This report details the correspondence between the International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran in recent weeks.
The International Atomic Energy Agency acknowledged that the military attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities and sites have created an unprecedented situation, and claimed that the lack of information about nuclear materials and the lack of access to facilities for its verification cause serious concerns about proliferation, and this situation must be corrected with the utmost urgency.
This is while the agency is facing serious criticism for providing information on Iran’s nuclear facilities to America and the Zionist regime, and despite the military attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities, it has not even been willing to verbally condemn these attacks.
At the same time, Ismail Baqaei, the spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, recently said in an interview with Al-Mayadeen: Iran has clarified its position clearly through mediators, and communication continues through direct meetings and phone calls. Inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency came to Iran about 10 days ago to conduct routine inspections at the Bushehr nuclear power plant. Recent inspections were limited to Bushehr nuclear power plant and facilities whose conditions allow inspection.
He added: Iran’s other nuclear facilities have been damaged and there is no protocol that allows inspection of the damaged facilities. The International Atomic Energy Agency currently does not have a mechanism or protocol for inspecting damaged nuclear facilities.
Baqaei said: The continuous threats of the United States against Iran’s nuclear facilities make raising the issue of inspecting the damaged facilities pointless. Removing enriched uranium from Iran is not important in any way and there is no justification for it.
