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IAEA Sees No Iranian Bomb Effort, Reports No Radiological Risk After Strikes

Restricted inspector access plus a large near‑weapons‑grade uranium stockpile prevents the watchdog from certifying Iran’s program as exclusively peaceful.

Overview

  • IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi reiterated that the agency has no evidence Iran is building a nuclear weapon or running a structured weapons program.
  • Grossi flagged unresolved safeguards issues, citing Tehran’s refusal to grant full inspector access and its accumulation of near‑weapons‑grade enriched uranium.
  • Fresh satellite analysis found no damage to facilities containing nuclear material and no current radiological release risk, with visible damage limited to two buildings near Isfahan.
  • The agency confirmed recent physical damage at the Natanz enrichment site’s entrances, reported no impact at Bushehr, and noted no elevation in regional radiation readings.
  • Israeli officials said they struck a covert underground site near Tehran linked to weaponization work, a claim used by U.S. leaders to defend the strikes, which the IAEA has not corroborated.