Secret Iranian site in Isfahan evades IAEA inspectors
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Presse de Tunisie
The IAEA, the UN nuclear watchdog, still has no access to an underground enrichment site near Isfahan, announced by Tehran last year. In a confidential report seen by AFP and Reuters, it does not even know whether the site contains nuclear material and calls for gradual steps to restore its inspectors' access.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is concerned about an underground uranium enrichment site in Isfahan, announced by Iran last year but inaccessible to its inspectors. In a confidential report seen by AFP and Reuters, the agency urges Tehran to gradually restore access to its key facilities.
The IAEA still does not know the exact location of the site or its status under nuclear safeguards, and it cannot say whether the site contains nuclear material. Rafael Grossi, the agency’s Director General, is asking Iran for gradual technical measures to create the conditions for the return of inspectors. The report is due to be discussed at the agency’s Board of Governors meeting next week.
The agency has not accessed Iran’s nuclear facilities since June 2025, after Israel and the United States bombed some sites. The matter had already led to a resolution on the Iranian nuclear issue, adopted on 12 September.
