Iran Reopens Doors to UN Inspectors: What They’re Looking For

UN nuclear inspectors have returned to Iran for the first time since Israeli and US attacks on the country’s nuclear sites earlier this year, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi confirmed. Iran had suspended cooperation following a 12-day war with Israel in June, citing the agency’s failure to condemn the strikes.

“Now the first team of IAEA inspectors is back in Iran, and we are about to restart,” Grossi told Fox News. He added that discussions are ongoing to determine “practical modalities” to resume inspections across Iran’s multiple nuclear facilities, some of which were targeted during the conflict.

The announcement coincides with Tehran holding talks in Geneva with Britain, France, and Germany, aiming to prevent a sanctions snapback under the stalled 2015 nuclear deal. Israel has defended its strikes as necessary to block Iran from advancing toward nuclear weapons capability, citing recent uranium enrichment and ballistic missile developments, though Iran denies pursuing nuclear arms.