Driving the news:
Ulyanov, Moscow’s permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, said in a post on X and Telegram that he held “substantive consultations” with IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi regarding ongoing developments around Iran’s nuclear program.
Why it matters:
Iran, a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), maintains its right to the peaceful use of nuclear technology and rejects any external interference in its defense and regional policies. The U.S. attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities, carried out without any preventive action from the IAEA, deepened Iranian mistrust toward the agency.
What they’re saying:
Ulyanov: “We discussed current developments regarding the Iranian nuclear issue,” he wrote, signaling ongoing diplomatic coordination between Russia and the IAEA.
The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency said, "The Agency has not yet visited the damaged Iranian facilities. Agency inspectors are still present in Iran, but after the June attacks, inspections were suspended due to security concerns."
He added, "Despite recent negotiations, our inspectors have visited all intact facilities, but we still do not have access to Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordow, which were attacked. Major facilities were seriously damaged, and inspections were not possible from a security perspective."
Between the lines:
Tehran says that Washington and Tel Aviv violated international norms by targeting safeguarded sites.
Iran maintains that the IAEA failed to uphold its responsibilities to ensure the protection of facilities under its watch.
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