The UN nuclear watchdog had “neither received information from Iran” about its declared nuclear material and facilities nor gained access to any of them for field verification during the latest reporting period, Director General Rafael Grossi said on Monday.
Grossi told the IAEA Board of Governors that it had been “more than a year” since the agency lost continuity of knowledge about Iran’s previously declared stocks of uranium enriched to as much as 60%.
He called the lack of information and access a “matter of serious proliferation concern” requiring urgent action and urged Tehran to cooperate fully with the agency.
Asked by Iran International how the agency could assess the facilities, Grossi said Tehran had provided no information and had indicated it would not cooperate before reaching a political agreement with the United States.
Grossi declined to comment on US President Donald Trump’s remarks about potentially bombing the Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site but reiterated the need for a diplomatic solution. He added that Iran’s situation would not return to normal without engagement with the IAEA.
Washington may strike Iran's Pickaxe Mountain "very soon," US President Donald Trump said in the Oval Office on Friday, September 4, reiterating that Iran would not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.
— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) September 4, 2026
The site, near Iran's heavily damaged Natanz uranium enrichment facility, is… pic.twitter.com/QtFFBmcqN5
Responding to Iran International, Grossi also said Tehran’s argument that it would not cooperate with the IAEA until reaching a political agreement with the United States was unacceptable.
He said Iran had obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and must comply with them.
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