Iran: IAEA Must Clarify Stance on June Attacks Before Inspecting Bombed Sites

January 23, 2026

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Reuters

Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) head Mohammad Eslami said that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) must "clarify its position" on the June 2025 U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities before Iran will allow the IAEA to inspect the bombed sites. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi earlier said that the Agency had inspected all of the 13 declared nuclear facilities that were not damaged in the strikes, but that it has had no access to the facilities in Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan that were the main targets of the attack.