In an interview with Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency, Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), stated that the agency has restarted inspection activities in Iran.
He noted, however, that these inspections are currently very limited and that the IAEA does not have access to Iran’s key nuclear facilities.
Grossi's remarks comes while earlier in December, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami said that there are currently no International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s inspectors in Iran. Talking about the state of reconstruction at the attacked sites, Eslami said the nuclear industry has not faltered in its duties or missions, and restoration efforts are proceeding.
On June 13, 2025, Israel launched a blatant and unprovoked aggression against Iran while Washington and Tehran were in a process of nuclear negotiations. The Israeli attack triggered a 12-day war that killed at least 1,064 people in the country, including military commanders, nuclear scientists, and ordinary civilians.
The United States also entered the war by bombing three Iranian nuclear sites in a grave violation of international law.
In response, the Iranian Armed Forces targeted strategic sites across the occupied territories as well as the Al-Udeid air base in Qatar, the largest American military base in West Asia.
On June 24, Iran, through its successful retaliatory operations against both the Israeli regime and the US, managed to impose a halt to the aggression.
MNA