Iran willing to ‘resolve doubts’ about its atomic programme with IAEA

UN nuclear watchdog chief visits Tehran for talks aimed at more monitoring cooperation at Iran’s nuclear sites. Grossi said achieving “results” in nuclear talks with Iran was vital to avoid a new conflict in the region already inflamed by Israel’s war on Gaza and attacks on Lebanon. Earlier, the UN nuclear watchdog chief met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi who described their interaction as “important and straightforward” in a post on X. Grossi told the Iranian officials that the UN watchdog wants to see “concrete, tangible and visible results” during discussions on Iran’s nuclear programme. In a joint news conference with Mohammad Eslami, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Grossi said that given the “serious circumstances in the region”, he was determined to make the talks “successful”. Grossi said, “The fact that international tensions and regional tensions do exist – this shows that the space for negotiation and diplomacy is not getting bigger, it is getting smaller.” Before his trip, Grossi had appealed to Iran’s leaders to take steps to resolve longstanding issues with his agency, including a push for more monitoring cooperation at nuclear sites and an explanation of uranium traces found at alleged undeclared sites.