The IAEA reports that Tehran has denied inspectors access to damaged nuclear sites for five months, while G7 foreign ministers call on Iran to resume full cooperation and direct talks with Washington.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has accused the Iranian regime of blocking inspectors’ access to several nuclear facilities recently struck during the Iran-Israel war and subsequent U.S. air operations. In two reports released on Wednesday, November 12, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi warned that Tehran’s five-month refusal to grant access has severely undermined the agency’s ability to verify Iran’s nuclear activities.
Grossi added that, the lack of access to these nuclear materials for five months means that verification has been significantly delayed, stressing that it is “vital” for inspections to resume immediately.
According to the reports, some Iranian regime facilities that were not damaged in the 12-day conflict have been inspected, but the IAEA has not been able to update its data on the sites hit by airstrikes. The agency confirmed earlier findings that, as of June 12, Iran’s total stockpile of enriched uranium had reached 9,874 kilograms, including 440.9 kilograms enriched up to 60% purity, enough — if further refined — for about ten nuclear bombs.
The IAEA said it no longer has reliable information about the precise locations or conditions of high-enriched uranium and other nuclear materials due to inspection disruptions since the war. The report describes the situation as a matter of “serious concern.”
A second IAEA document emphasized that under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Iran is obligated to promptly report the status of nuclear materials at the damaged facilities — a requirement Tehran has so far ignored.
G7 Foreign Ministers Call for Iran to Cooperate with IAEA and Resume Direct Talks with the U.S.
In a separate but related development, the foreign ministers of the G7 nations — Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States — issued a joint statement urging Tehran to resume “full cooperation” with the IAEA and to engage in direct talks with Washington, supported by the three European powers.
The statement, released at the conclusion of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ meeting on November 12, also demanded that Iran fully implement its obligations under UN Security Council resolutions and the NPT.
The ministers called on all UN member states to honor their commitments following the reactivation of the “snapback” mechanism, which reinstated all UN sanctions on the Iranian regime as of September 27. The mechanism was triggered by the UK, France, and Germany in response to Iran regime’s continued nuclear escalation — a move welcomed by the U.S. and Israel but denounced by Tehran as “invalid and unlawful.”
U.S. State Department Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott reiterated Washington’s position, urging all UN members to enforce the reimposed sanctions targeting Iran’s nuclear program.
The G7 ministers also condemned the military cooperation between Iran’s regime and North Korea with Russia, including Tehran’s supply of combat drones and dual-use components to Moscow, as well as China’s transfer of military-related technology to the Kremlin.
The IAEA’s warning and the G7’s unified stance underscore growing international alarm over Iran’s nuclear opacity and defiance. With verification gaps widening and sanctions pressure mounting, the regime in Tehran faces increasing isolation — and mounting calls to restore transparency before the crisis spirals further.
