The UN nuclear watchdog says it is increasingly concerned about Iran’s uranium-enrichment plant at Isfahan, which Iran declared to it more than a year ago but has not allowed it to inspect. The IAEA says it cannot verify key details about the site, including whether it contains nuclear material.
Several outlets report that the IAEA has not been able to inspect the Isfahan enrichment plant and lacks information needed for safeguards purposes. Al Jazeera and other reports emphasise the watchdog’s call for Iran to reopen facilities to inspection. The Jerusalem Post highlights the IAEA’s statement that it does not know the plant’s exact location, status, or whether nuclear material is present.
Most reporting draws on a confidential IAEA assessment seen by Reuters, released on Friday. One outlet adds context by linking the inspection difficulties to Iran’s broader refusal to allow inspectors back to certain facilities after an Israel- and US-associated bombing campaign last June, which damaged other enrichment sites.
