Grossi urges Iran to restore IAEA access

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi urged Iran to restore access for inspectors and provide information needed to verify its declared nuclear material, telling the U.N. Security Council that the agency cannot establish the stockpile’s current status without cooperation. The IAEA’s Sept. 1, 2026, report estimated that Iran held 440.9 kilograms of uranium enriched up to 60% as of June 13, 2025. Grossi cited a rounded figure of 440 kilograms in his remarks. The agency says it cannot determine the stockpile’s current size, composition or location, and also cannot confirm whether Iran stopped all enrichment-related activity. Grossi said inspectors were withdrawn from Iran by the end of June 2025 for safety after military attacks. He said the agency had been ready for months to resume inspections, but still lacked the information and access required to verify material at relevant facilities. The safeguards questions, according to Grossi, have remained unresolved for more than five years. Verification work continues at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, which Grossi identified as an exception to the broader access gap. He said Iran’s Atomic Energy...