Vienna/Tehran, Nov. 20 -- The UN nuclear watchdog today warned that it still lacks critical access to Iranian facilities damaged in the June strikes, calling verification of Tehran's enriched-uranium stocks "long overdue".
Delivering his opening statement to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors in Vienna, Director-General Rafael Grossi said the agency urgently needs to examine Iran's inventories of low- and high-enriched uranium, which inspectors have not been able to verify for five months, as per media reports.
Grossi noted that he remains in regular contact with Iranian officials following the inspection framework agreed in Cairo in September, but noted that "further constructive engagement is needed" if the...