Iran says that until the end of the war, the Atomic Energy Agency's access to nuclear facilities will not be established.
Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, announced on Sunday evening, November 15, that the IAEA's access to Iran's nuclear facilities will not be established until the end of the war and the fulfillment of "America's obligations".
This position comes two days after the publication of the contents of the IAEA's confidential report, in which it was warned that due to Iran's non-cooperation, the IAEA cannot confirm that the nuclear materials declared by Iran were not diverted from peaceful activities.
In an interview with Iran's state television, Gribabadi criticized the positions of Raphael Grossi, the agency's secretary general, and said: "As long as this situation is not resolved permanently and the war does not end, a diplomatic understanding is not created and the United States does not meet its obligations, naturally we will not be able to establish access to the agency in the nuclear field." At the same time, the agency, while emphasizing the necessity of returning the inspectors, demanded from Tehran "technical and gradual steps" to provide the conditions for this return.
🔸 The Atomic Energy Agency has not had access to this country's main enrichment facilities since the 12-day war of June 1404 and the Israeli and US hostage attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities. Several of these facilities were also targets of military attacks in the war that began on March 9, 1404.