Archiv: Internationale Atomenergiebehörde / International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)


11.05.2026 - 02:02 [ PressTV.ir ]

Explainer: How Iran uses its nuclear technology to prevent metabolic disorders in newborns

(May 10, 2026)

Sixty percent enriched uranium, when fabricated into targets and irradiated in a research reactor, produces molybdenum‑99, a radioisotope that decays into technetium‑99m.

This single isotope is used in tens of millions of medical procedures worldwide each year, including cardiac scans and cancer diagnostics that are essential to modern medicine.

Iran has officially declared this medical application, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) verified the conversion of a portion of Iran’s 60 percent enriched uranium into targets for molybdenum‑99 production in March 2022.

09.04.2026 - 09:41 [ PressTV.ir ]

Israel‘s priority lies in destroying chances of peace between Iran, US: Ex-UN nuclear chief

Mohamed ElBaradei, former head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog, has strongly warned of the Israeli regime‘s full intention to destroy chances of peace between the United States and Iran.

„The most important thing Israel will work on by all means is eliminating any chances for peace between Iran and America,“ he wrote in a post on X on Wednesday.

06.04.2026 - 17:05 [ IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency / X ]

Based on its independent analysis of new satellite imagery and detailed knowledge of the site, the IAEA can confirm recent impacts of military strikes close to Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), including one just 75 metres from the site perimeter.

The BNPP itself has not been damaged, the IAEA’s analysis of the 5 April imagery shows.

Once again, IAEA Director General @rafaelmgrossi warns that continued military activity near the BNPP – an operating plant with large amounts of nuclear fuel – could cause a severe radiological accident with harmful consequences for people and the environment in Iran and beyond.

Regardless of the nature of the intended targets, DG Grossi says such attacks pose a very real danger to nuclear safety and must stop. DG Grossi reiterates call for all parties to fully respect the 7 indispensable pillars for ensuring nuclear safety and security during a conflict. A nuclear facility and surrounding areas should never be struck, DG Grossi says.

06.04.2026 - 16:58 [ Reuters ]

IAEA confirms impact of recent strikes near Iran‘s Bushehr nuclear power plant

The UN atomic watchdog ​said that the confirmation was based on its independent analysis ​of new satellite ​imagery and detailed knowledge of the ‌site, ⁠adding that one strike had hit only 75 metres from the site ​perimeter.

05.04.2026 - 12:18 [ ETVBharat.com ]

‚Stop This Madness‘: Former IAEA Chief Urges Gulf, UN To Act Before ‚Madman‘ Trump Turns Region Into ‚Ball Of Fire‘

In his post in Arabic, he implored regional leaders to take immediate diplomatic action. „Please, once again, do everything in your power before this madman turns the region into a ball of fire,“ the former IAEA chief wrote, directing his remarks at the neighbouring Gulf states.

The warning follows a sharp pivot in Washington‘s rhetoric, where Trump threatened the destruction of essential Iranian infrastructure and the forced reopening of the Strait of Hormuz if a peace agreement is not reached within the specified deadline.

ElBaradei also questioned the role of international institutions in preventing an all-out war. In a separate post written in English and addressed to the United Nations, he asked if „nothing can be done to stop this madness?“

05.04.2026 - 11:55 [ United Nations ]

UN nuclear agency chief ‘deeply concerned’ by reports of latest attack on Iran power plant

(April 4, 2026)

Reports of yet another projectile strike near the Bushehr nuclear power plant prompted Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), to register his deep concern on Saturday.

The IAEA was informed of the strike – the fourth such incident in recent weeks – by Iranian officials. Iran also informed the agency that a member of the site’s physical protection staff members was killed by a projectile fragment and that a building on site was affected by shockwaves and fragments.

Mr. Grossi emphasised that nuclear power plant sites or nearby areas must never be attacked, noting that auxiliary site buildings may contain vital safety equipment. No increase in radiation levels was reported, following the latest incident.

Reiterating call for maximum military restraint to avoid risk of a nuclear accident, Mr. Grossi again stressed the paramount importance of adhering to the IAEA’s seven pillars for ensuring nuclear safety and security during a conflict (see below).

04.04.2026 - 19:44 [ PressTV.ir ]

Iran warns of radioactive catastrophe after 4th attack on Bushehr nuclear plant

The foreign minister criticized the silence and inaction of Western governments in condemning the highly dangerous attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities as he drew a parallel between a similar alleged attack by Russia on a major Ukrainian nuclear power plant in early 2022.

”Remember the Western outrage about hostilities near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine? … Israel-U.S. have bombed our Bushehr plant four times now. Radioactive fallout will end life in GCC capitals, not Tehran,” he said, making a reference to member states of the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council.

04.04.2026 - 19:37 [ Al Jazeera ]

Projectile hits near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant, killing one: IAEA

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi expressed “deep concern about the reported incident and says [nuclear] sites or nearby areas must never be attacked, noting that auxiliary site buildings may contain vital safety equipment”, the statement read.

Grossi also reiterated a “call for maximum military restraint to avoid risk of a nuclear accident,” the IAEA added.

22.03.2026 - 10:53 [ Vatican News ]

IAEA urges restraint after reported strike on Iran’s Natanz site

(March 21, 2026, 15:13)

The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog on Saturday urged military restraint after Iran said its Natanz nuclear facility had been targeted by strikes.

The International Atomic Energy Agency said Tehran informed the agency that the site “was attacked today,” though the IAEA reported no increase in off‑site radiation levels.

Natanz is reportedly one of three underground Iranian nuclear sites struck by the United States last June.

15.09.2025 - 19:28 [ Saudi Gazette ]

Saudi Arabia is determined to advance peaceful use of atomic energy to serve national development goals

The minister further noted that Saudi Arabia has completed the essential administrative preparations to rescind the Small Quantities Protocol in cooperation with the IAEA and has fully implemented the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement, as of early 2025.

27.06.2025 - 04:18 [ CNN ]

Iran foreign minister says US strikes on nuclear sites left „extensive and serious“ damage

Some background: The bill suspending cooperation with the watchdog is now on its final step before becoming law, having been sent to the country’s president for his signature. However, Iran’s supreme leader and the SNSC have decisive authority over how such policies are executed and whether cooperation is effectively suspended.

22.06.2025 - 17:57 [ Tehran Times ]

Trump-Netanyahu-Grossi evil triangle plus Merz’s delight

Now, there is little doubt that Grossi is an agent of the CIA. It is for this reason that Mike Pompeo, the CIA chief and secretary of state in Trump’s first administration, backed Grossi as the director general of the IAEA against his rival, Cornel Feruta from Romania.

On June 18 new German chancellor Friedrich Merz also tried to show his servitude to Israel by praising Israel’s attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites, saying, “I can only say I have the greatest respect for the fact that the Israeli army and the Israeli government had the courage to do this.”

It is astonishingly surprising that strikes on nuclear sites, which are a war crime under international law, and are being lauded by the German leader.

13.06.2025 - 12:42 [ Associated Press ]

IAEA confirms Israeli strike hit nuclear facility

In a statement on the social platform X, the IAEA’s head Rafael Mariano Grossi was quoted as saying: “The IAEA is closely monitoring the deeply concerning situation in Iran. … The Agency is in contact with Iranian authorities regarding radiation levels. We are also in contact with our inspectors in the country.”

01.06.2025 - 05:06 [ Tehran Times ]

‘Politically motivated and unbalanced:’ Iran slams IAEA report fueled by ‘Israeli fabrications’

Iran underscores its extensive cooperation with the IAEA, including hosting Grossi twice and the Deputy Director General for Safeguards twice in recent months.

Yet, it laments that the report fails to reflect this reality, instead relying on “fabricated documents provided by the Zionist regime” to recycle “baseless and malicious accusations” about past activities.

“Iran has repeatedly stated that it has no undeclared nuclear locations or activities,” the statement asserts, emphasizing that Tehran has granted access to alleged sites, allowed sampling, and provided detailed explanations.

The statement also defends Iran’s sovereign rights, such as revoking designations for a handful of IAEA inspectors—a move it deems “entirely consistent” with the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement.

It points out that the report has misrepresented voluntary JCPOA commitments as binding obligations, a distortion unsupported by the IAEA’s foundational documents.

Reiterating Iran’s immutable position, the statement underscored that nuclear weapons „have no place in Iran’s defense doctrine,“ as enshrined in a fatwa of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

01.06.2025 - 04:49 [ Reuters ]

Damning IAEA report spells out past secret nuclear activities in Iran

(Updated 4 hours ago)

It would be the first time in almost 20 years Iran has formally been found in non-compliance.

15.11.2024 - 17:55 [ ]

IAEA chief tours two key Iranian nuclear facilities

In 2015, Iran proved the peaceful nature of its nuclear program to the world by signing the multilateral nuclear agreement, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) — with six world powers.

However, Washington’s unilateral withdrawal in 2018 and its subsequent re-imposition of sanctions against Tehran left the future of the deal in limbo.

In 2019, Iran started to roll back the limits it had accepted under the JCPOA after the other parties failed to live up to their commitments.

15.11.2024 - 17:45 [ International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ]

Joint Statement by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

(March 3, 2023)

The AEOI and the IAEA agreed on the following:

– Interactions between the IAEA and Iran will be carried out in a spirit of collaboration, and in full conformity with the competences of the IAEA and the rights and obligations of the Islamic Republic of Iran, based on the comprehensive safeguards agreement.

– Regarding the outstanding safeguards issues related to the three locations, Iran expressed its readiness to continue its cooperation and provide further information and access to address the outstanding safeguards issues.

– Iran, on a voluntary basis will allow the IAEA to implement further appropriate verification and monitoring activities. Modalities will be agreed between the two sides in the course of a technical meeting which will take place soon in Tehran.

21.10.2024 - 11:55 [ breakingthenews.net ]

Tehran warns IAEA about Israel‘s nuclear site threats

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday at a press conference that Tehran warned the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about Israel‘s threats of potentially striking the country‘s nuclear infrastructure.

10.10.2024 - 06:08 [ Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists ]

The coming US-Saudi nuclear deal: Keep it honest

(January 5, 2024)

In 1988, the Central Intelligence Agency did discover that Riyadh bought SS-2 medium-range missiles from China but only after the deal was sealed. In 2003, when China exported DF-21 ballistic missiles to the Kingdom, the CIA again found out and was even allowed to verify the missiles were not nuclear-capable, but only after the missiles were delivered.

Several years later, when intelligence finally leaked out that China secretly built missile factories for the Saudis, the Trump administration was mum on whether there was an intelligence failure and allowed speculation that it had blessed the transaction. Then, in 2020, when US intelligence confirmed China was helping the Kingdom mill uranium domestically, it did so, again only after the mining and milling were well underway.

This track record of studied inadvertence, then, brings us to the next worry: MBS wants Washington to green-light the Kingdom enriching uranium…

10.01.2024 - 10:20 [ Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists ]

The coming US-Saudi nuclear deal: Keep it honest

(January 5, 2024)

In 1988, the Central Intelligence Agency did discover that Riyadh bought SS-2 medium-range missiles from China but only after the deal was sealed. In 2003, when China exported DF-21 ballistic missiles to the Kingdom, the CIA again found out and was even allowed to verify the missiles were not nuclear-capable, but only after the missiles were delivered.

Several years later, when intelligence finally leaked out that China secretly built missile factories for the Saudis, the Trump administration was mum on whether there was an intelligence failure and allowed speculation that it had blessed the transaction. Then, in 2020, when US intelligence confirmed China was helping the Kingdom mill uranium domestically, it did so, again only after the mining and milling were well underway.

This track record of studied inadvertence, then, brings us to the next worry: MBS wants Washington to green-light the Kingdom enriching uranium…

27.09.2023 - 13:45 [ henry buttler / Twitter ]

The Saudi energy minister did not comment on whether his country would also join the IAEA’s Additional Protocol, which requires more thorough oversight including snap inspections.

27.09.2023 - 13:05 [ Azriel Bermant / Twitter ]

As long as #SaudiArabia doesn‘t sign up to the IAEA‘s Additional Protocol which strengthens the ability of the agency to verify peaceful uses of nuclear technology, concerns will remain over Saudi nuclear ambitions.

27.09.2023 - 12:55 [ CNBC ]

Saudi Arabia announces crucial step forward in its nascent nuclear power plans

Switching to a broader inspection regime will enable the kingdom to access fissile material and start running its small nuclear reactor.

The developments come amid increasing concern among nuclear nonproliferation experts and lawmakers about Saudi Arabia‘s intentions with the technology, and the potential for a Middle Eastern arms race.

27.09.2023 - 12:39 [ Internationale Atomenergiebehörde / International Atomic Energy Agency ]

Additional Protocol

The Additional Protocol is not a stand-alone agreement, but rather a protocol to a safeguards agreement that provides additional tools for verification. In particular, it significantly increases the IAEA’s ability to verify the peaceful use of all nuclear material in States with comprehensive safeguards agreements.

27.09.2023 - 12:27 [ Internationale Atomenergiebehörde / International Atomic Energy Agency ]

More on Safeguards agreements

Voluntary offer agreements…

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Additional Protocol

The Additional Protocol is designed for States that have any type of safeguards agreement with the IAEA. States with CSAs that decide to conclude additional protocols must accept all provisions of the Model Protocol Additional, which was approved by the Board of Governors in 1997. States with item-specific or voluntary offer agreements may accept and implement those measures of the Model Additional Protocol that they are prepared to accept.

Small Quantities Protocols

The small quantities protocol is a protocol that may be concluded in conjunction with a comprehensive safeguards agreement. It has been available since 1971 and its text was standardized in 1974 (original small quantities protocol).

The original small quantities protocol was made available to States with minimal or no nuclear material and no nuclear material in a “facility.”

27.09.2023 - 12:15 [ Times of Israel ]

Saudis commit to full UN atomic agency inspection of nuclear activities

Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman told a meeting of the IAEA annual General Conference in Vienna that his country is ready to adopt the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement, which has stricter inspections and monitoring.

19.08.2023 - 17:08 [ Arab Center Washington ]

The US Position on Saudi Arabia’s Civilian Nuclear Program

(Aug 16, 2023)

Riyadh’s ambitions to secure American nuclear cooperation date to the George W. Bush administration. However, negotiations have stalled over the US demand that Saudi Arabia forgo domestic uranium enrichment because of the risk of nuclear weapons proliferation. Saudi Arabia has resisted this protocol, asserting sovereignty over its uranium resources and apprehension toward Iran’s increased enrichment in recent years.