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UN nuclear watchdog says it has access to Iran's nuclear sites after interim peace deal
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Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), speaks during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 26, 2026. Yuichi Yamazaki | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. and Iran's interim peace agreement gives inspectors from the U.N. nuclear watchdog access to the Islamic Republic's nuclear sites, according to the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency. "There is an agreement and to comply with that agreement, the IAEA will...
Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), speaks during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 26, 2026.
Yuichi Yamazaki | Afp | Getty Images
The U.S. and Iran's interim peace agreement gives inspectors from the U.N. nuclear watchdog access to the Islamic Republic's nuclear sites, according to the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
"There is an agreement and to comply with that agreement, the IAEA will have to have access and inspect," IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said at a news conference in Japan on Friday.
"We hope to be there soon," he added. CNBC has contacted the IAEA for further comment and is awaiting a response.
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