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Rafael Grossi, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General and a candidate for United Nations Secretary-General, responds to a reporter's question during a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, June 26, 2026. (Hiro Komae/AP)
June 26, 2026, 12:47 pm
US-Iran deal grants UN inspectors access to nuclear sites, IAEA chief says
Rafael Grossi asserts ceasefire understanding with US provides for inspections, urges ‘strong verification’ system, notes initial talks have been held with Iranians on visiting sites
By Agencies and ToI Staff
This handout satellite image courtesy of Vantor shows the Natanz Nuclear Facility near Natanz, Isfahan province, in central Iran on March 7, 2026. (Satellite image ©2026 Vantor / AFP)
June 23, 2026, 2:39 pm
Contradicting Trump and Vance, Iran says no plans for IAEA inspections, asserts sovereignty at Hormuz
Trump claims Iran okayed inspections ‘long into the future’; regime leaders hold talks with Oman on charging fees at waterway; in another pushback, envoy says Iran will be ‘only country’ to determine how to use its unfrozen assets, warns Lebanon clash poses risk to deal
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Vice President JD Vance speaks to the media after the US and Iran held high-level talks at the Bürgenstock Resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, in Switzerland, June 22, 2026. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)
June 22, 2026, 4:41 pm
Vance: Iran invited UN nuclear inspectors back into country, in ‘major milestone’
Iran denies Vance’s claim; US Treasury lifts sanctions so Iran can export crude oil and petroleum; VP says negotiators hammered out scheme to limit use of unfrozen Iranian funds to buying US produce
By Agencies, Nava Freiberg and Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump in an interview with NBC's 'Meet the Press,' aired on June 7, 2026. (NBC screenshot)
June 7, 2026, 10:52 pm
Trump: US ‘very close’ to deal with Iran, but demanding stricter nuclear terms
US president says he won’t let up on Islamic Republic for even a 1% chance they’d obtain a nuclear weapon, as Washington seeks IAEA resolution demanding information on uranium
By Nava Freiberg, Reuters and ToI Staff
The director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, attends the presentation of his candidacy for United Nations secretary-general, in Buenos Aires on December 22, 2025. (Juan Mabromata/AFP)
January 21, 2026, 4:05 am
Standoff with Iran over nuclear inspections cannot last forever, says IAEA chief
Rafael Grossi says UN watchdog hasn’t been able to inspect the nuclear sites bombed by Israel and US, warns he could ultimately declare Tehran in ‘in non-compliance’ with NPT
By Dave Graham and Francois Murphy
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi (left) attends the IAEA's Board of Governors meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on November 19, 2025. (Joe Klamar / AFP)
November 20, 2025, 4:20 pm
UN nuclear watchdog demands full cooperation from Iran on sites bombed in 12-day war
IAEA says that accounting for Iran’s enriched uranium stock, which includes material close to bomb-grade, is ‘long overdue’; Iran calls resolution ‘counterproductive’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi (L) and the Chairman of the IAEA Board, permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations (Vienna), Ian David Grainge Biggs (R) attend the IAEA's Board of Governors meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on November 19, 2025. (Joe Klamar / AFP)
November 19, 2025, 12:38 pm
US, European nations urge Iran to cooperate with UN nuclear watchdog
IAEA board to vote this week on draft demanding Islamic Regime allow organization access to nuclear sites
By AFP and ToI Staff
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi is interviewed at United Nations headquarters, October 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
November 12, 2025, 5:25 pm
IAEA unable to check Iran’s uranium since June war, says inspection ‘long overdue’
Islamic Republic has enough near-weapons grade uranium for 10 nuclear bombs, says Rafael Grossi, as Tehran fails to produce mandated report in wake of Israeli and US attacks
By Agencies
This handout photo released by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) on November 10, 2025 shows Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during a visit to a facility in Tehran. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran / AFP)
November 10, 2025, 5:42 pm
Iran says UN inspectors visited its nuclear sites last week
Announcement comes after IAEA chief Grossi said Iran must ‘seriously improve’ cooperation with atomic watchdog, decried Tehran for not showing inspectors sites bombed in June
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Women stand next to model missiles and a nuclear enrichment centrifuge during a rally outside the former US embassy in Tehran as Iranians mark the 46th anniversary of the start of the Iran hostage crisis, on November 4, 2025 (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
November 5, 2025, 9:27 am
Iran must ‘seriously improve’ nuclear cooperation, says IAEA chief
Grossi says UN agency has not been given access to Fordo, Natanz, Isfahan since June war; reiterates belief that most, if not all, enriched uranium survived and is at damaged sites
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Illustrative: An unidentified International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspector disconnects the connections between the twin cascades for 20 percent uranium production at the nuclear research center of Natanz, some 300 kilometers south of Tehran, Iran, on January 20, 2014. (KAZEM GHANE/IRNA/AFP)
September 27, 2025, 3:01 am
IAEA says Iran nuclear inspections have resumed as snapback sanctions set to take effect
UN watchdog doesn’t disclose if inspectors visited sites damaged in Israeli and US strikes; Russia and China fail to delay return of sanctions, with Moscow suggesting it may not enforce them
By Agencies
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shake hands during their meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin, China, September 1, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
September 26, 2025, 4:40 pm
Tehran to ink $25bn deal with Moscow to build nuclear plants in Iran, as sanctions loom
Iran’s foreign minister says agreement to cooperate with IAEA inspectors will be void if snapback sanctions from 2015 nuclear deal are reimposed, as expected, on Saturday night
By Agencies
This handout picture made available by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) office shows Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi (C) during a tour of the organization headquarters in Tehran with the head of the AEOI on April 17, 2025. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran / AFP)
September 10, 2025, 7:16 pm
Iran says deal with IAEA does not yet guarantee inspectors access to nuclear sites
Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi says entry to facilities will need to be agreed upon later down the line
By Agencies
Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) attends the IAEA's Board of Governors meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria on September 8, 2025. (Joe Klamar / AFP)
September 8, 2025, 5:47 pm
UN nuclear watchdog warns Iran time running out for talks on inspections
IAEA Chief Rafael Grossi says progress made, but ‘not much’ time left to reach agreement on resuming international oversight as European sanctions ‘snapback’ looms
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A handout picture released by Iran's Atomic Energy Organization on November 4, 2019, shows the atomic enrichment facilities Natanz nuclear research center, some 300 kilometers south of capital Tehran. (HO / Atomic Energy Organization of Iran / AFP)
August 18, 2025, 3:15 pm
Iran says it will continue talks with IAEA despite curbing access to nuclear sites
Tehran Foreign Ministry spokesperson says two sides will probably have new round of direct negotiations in coming days
By Reuters and ToI Staff
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