Grossi: Since the twelve-day war, we have no information on Iran’s uranium status
Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, urged Tehran to swiftly agree on nuclear inspections and warned that negotiations following Israeli and American attacks on enrichment sites cannot drag on for months.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency told Reuters on Wednesday, September 2, that the agency’s negotiations with Iran on how to resume inspections at sites, including those bombed by Israel and the United States, cannot continue for months and called for reaching an agreement early this week.
Rafael Grossi emphasized that since the first Israeli attacks on its enrichment sites on June 13, the International Atomic Energy Agency has had no information from Iran regarding the status or storage location of highly enriched uranium.
He added that keeping the storage location of Iran’s highly enriched uranium confidential is one of the issues Tehran raises in the negotiations.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency stated that while we know highly enriched uranium is still present in Iran, there are ways to address this issue.
Grossi, referring to his deputy’s negotiations with Iranian officials, said, ‘I certainly hope that we can conclude this process soon.’
We are trying to possibly have another meeting in Vienna in the next few days to resolve this issue and start the inspections.
If we can reach an agreement on this matter before next week, it would be really good.