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Number Seven Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy One - 06 November 2025
Iran Daily - Number Seven Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy One - 06 November 2025 - Page 2
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IAEA chief demands Iran’s cooperation boost with UN agency

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi urged Iran to “seriously” improve cooperation with the agency’s inspectors, stressing that it was not yet necessary to refer Iran to the UN Security Council as a result of the breakdown of inspections.
Grossi told the Financial Times that while the IAEA has carried out about a dozen inspections in Iran since an unprovoked aggression by Israel and the United States in June, it had not been given access to nuclear facilities such as Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, which were bombed by the United States.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei subsequently said that Grossi was "fully aware of the peaceful nature" of Iran's nuclear program and should not express "unfounded opinions" on it.
Iranian officials have blamed the IAEA for providing a justification for Israel's bombing, which began the day after the IAEA board voted to declare Iran in violation of obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Grossi told the FT that while the agency was trying to approach the relations with Iran with understanding, the country still needed to comply.
"You cannot say, 'I remain within the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons treaty’, and then not comply with obligations," Grossi said.
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