Araqchi signals Iran may block UN visits to bombed nuclear sites
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 27, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 27, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Iran may deny UN access to nuclear sites, citing sovereignty. This follows a parliamentary bill and military tensions with Israel.
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araqchi indicated on Friday that Tehran may reject any request by the head of UN nuclear watchdog the IAEA for visits to Iranian nuclear sites.
"(IAEA head Rafael Grossi's) insistence on visiting the bombed sites under the pretext of safeguards is meaningless and possibly even malign in intent," Araqchi wrote in a post on X.
"Iran reserves the right to take any steps in defense of its interests, its people, and its sovereignty."
The IAEA earlier said in a statement: "(Grossi) emphasised the need for IAEA inspectors to continue their verification activities in Iran, as required under its Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement (CSA) with the Agency".
Iran's parliament approved a bill on Wednesday to suspend cooperation with the IAEA. The move followed an air war with Israel in which Iran's longtime enemy said it wanted to prevent Tehran developing a nuclear weapon, which led to U.S. forces striking three Iranian nuclear sites.
(Reporting by Ahmed Tolba and Dubai Newsroom; Editing by Toby Chopra and Hugh Lawson)
Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araqchi indicated that Tehran may reject requests for visits to Iranian nuclear sites by the IAEA head, calling the insistence 'meaningless and possibly even malign in intent.'
Araqchi stated that Iran reserves the right to take any steps necessary to defend its interests, its people, and its sovereignty.
Iran's parliament approved a bill to suspend cooperation with the IAEA, following tensions with Israel over Iran's nuclear development.
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