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UN nuclear agency sees no effort to rebuild damaged Iranian sites
At a UN Security Council meeting on Iran’s nuclear programme, International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said inspectors have seen no effort to rebuild facilities damaged by US and Israeli strikes.
The agency says it has not detected rebuilding since June 2025, though the damaged sites include facilities struck in 2025 and 2026.
Inspectors cannot access most of Iran’s nuclear sites, and their work is currently limited to the Bushehr nuclear power plant, according to the Iranian report.
Grossi said the IAEA cannot verify whether nuclear material under safeguards has been diverted from its declared uses.
The agency has also been unable to verify the status of Iran’s previously declared 440.9 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60%, close to the 90% level used for weapons-grade uranium.
Iran’s representative rejected the meeting and accused the United States and Israel of aggression, while Iran says its nuclear programme is peaceful.
Grossi urged Iran to let inspectors return to nuclear sites and provide the information needed to verify its material.
The International Atomic Energy Agency has found no sign Iran tried to repair or rebuild nuclear facilities damaged in US and Israeli strikes.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said the agency had identified no such activity since June 2025.
The agency has not been able to verify the status of Iran’s nuclear material because inspectors lack access to most sites.
Grossi urged Iran to allow inspectors to return to all nuclear sites, including those damaged in the attacks.
The remarks were made at a UN Security Council meeting on October 27.
- Who
- The International Atomic Energy Agency, led by Rafael Grossi, reported the assessment. Iran is being asked to allow inspectors access.
- What
- The IAEA said it had found no sign Iran repaired or rebuilt facilities damaged in strikes.
- When
- Grossi made the statement on October 27, 2026. He said the agency had identified no repair or reconstruction activity since June 2025.
- Where
- At a UN Security Council meeting.
- Why
- Grossi called for Iran to grant inspectors access so the IAEA can verify the status of its nuclear material and activities.
Iran
United States
Nuclear programme
Iran
Iran says its nuclear programme is peaceful.
United States
The United States says it acted to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Inspection access
Iran
Iran’s UN deputy ambassador criticized the council over the US-Israeli attacks; the articles do not report Iran’s response to Grossi’s latest call for access.
United States
The United States called on Iran to satisfy its safeguards obligations and provide answers to the IAEA.
US strikes hit Iranian nuclear sites, according to the articles.
The IAEA says it has identified no activity to repair or reconstruct facilities damaged in the 2025 and 2026 attacks.
Grossi told the UN Security Council about the agency’s findings and called for renewed inspector access.
- IAEA director general
- Rafael Grossi
- Reported period
- Since June 2025
- Damaged facilities
- Nuclear sites hit in military attacks in 2025 and 2026
- Uranium stockpile
- 440.9 kilograms enriched up to 60%, according to the AP
- Security Council remarks
- October 27, 2026
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What people are saying
since June 2025, we have not identified any activity to repair or reconstruct any of the facilities damaged in the military attacks of 2025 and 2026.
As of today the IAEA has not been able to verify that there has been no diversion of nuclear material required to be safeguarded.
Israel possesses nuclear weapons, yet your concern is the absence of inspectors in Iran.
What we have not heard today is an explanation for Iran’s continued failure to satisfy its safeguard obligations.