IAEA ready to send inspectors to Iran upon request
Quick Look
- IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said the agency is ready to immediately send inspectors to Iran to fully resume work if it receives a request.
- The specialists are already ready to leave.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
The IAEA monitors Iran's nuclear program within the framework of the JCPOA. The resumption of full-fledged work by inspectors depends on an official request from Iran.
The IAEA is ready to immediately send inspectors to Iran to fully resume work in the country if it receives a corresponding request, the agency’s director general Rafael Grossi said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
“Immediately - if we are asked, even tomorrow,” Grossi said, answering a question about the timing of a possible full resumption of work by IAEA specialists in Iran.
In response to a clarifying question about how realistic this is, the head of the agency said that specialists are already ready to leave.
“It’s quite realistic. Our groups are ready. We know exactly where to go and what to do. These are not just words: we really have this opportunity. Our groups are ready to leave immediately,” Grossi emphasized.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Iran will submit a formal request for IAEA inspectors to resume work in the coming weeks
Possible · Within weeks
Open Questions
- When exactly can Iran submit a request to resume the work of IAEA inspectors?
- What specific facilities in Iran are planned to be inspected?
- Are there any preconditions on Iran's part for admitting inspectors?







