IAEA chief Rafael Grossi went before the UN Security Council yesterday to, among other things, demand access to Iran’s 440 kg of 60 percent enriched uranium. He said that the agency continued to engage with Tehran to resolve questions concerning its nuclear programme and verify material at facilities covered by safeguards agreements, reported TRT World. “One area of particular concern is Iran’s previously declared nuclear material, which includes 440kg of High Enriched Uranium,” Grossi said, adding that the issues had remained outstanding for more than five years. Grossi also said that “since June 2025, we have not identified any activity to repair or reconstruct any of the facilities damaged in the military attacks of 2025 and 2026.”

Although inspectors had been available to return for months, he said Iran had not provided the information and access required to verify previously declared nuclear material at safeguarded facilities, including sites affected by military attacks and those that were not. The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant remains an exception, with IAEA inspectors currently conducting verification activities there.

Grossi also said Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization had engaged constructively with the agency to arrange the delivery of safeguards equipment needed to verify spent nuclear fuel before its transfer to a new dry storage facility, expected early next year. “I invite Iran to work with the IAEA without any further delay to clarify outstanding safeguards questions,” Grossi said, stressing that providing access was Iran’s legal obligation.