IAEA Chief’s big announcement, Iran’s nuclear sites will be investigated soon, discussed in MoU

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi has confirmed that the investigation of Iran’s nuclear sites will begin soon. He gave this information while talking to journalists at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. According to Grossi, this work is now finalized and it is just a matter of deciding the right time and date.

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The reason behind this entire process is an agreement (MoU) signed last week between America and Iran. Rafael Grossi said that it is clearly written in this agreement that only the IAEA will monitor the nuclear facilities. This is a kind of middle ground or interim agreement, which has been made to end the dispute between the two countries. Now for the next 60 days both the countries will discuss important issues like nuclear programme. A major condition of this deal is that Iran will have to reduce its uranium reserves.

Difference between the statements of America and Iran

Even though the IAEA Chief has confirmed the investigation, there is a difference in the views of America and Iran. The war of words continues between the two countries:

• US side: On June 23, 2026, President Donald Trump said that Iran has fully agreed to a long-term and high-level investigation.
• Iran’s side: On June 24, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said that the decision on access to nuclear sites would be taken only after the final agreement with the US. Earlier, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei had also denied any such investigation.

Why was the work stopped?

Let us tell you that the IAEA had stopped all its investigative activities in Iran on 28 February 2026 because cooperation was not being received there. Iran had prevented the agency from visiting its nuclear sites since the 12-day war with Israel and the US in 2025. Because of this, the IAEA was not able to find out how much uranium Iran had accumulated and how the machines there were working. On June 10, 2026, the IAEA Board passed a resolution appealing for full cooperation from Iran.