Iran's Nuclear Chief Not Expected to Attend IAEA General Conference, Official Says
Austria’s waiver request was denied, leaving Mohammad Eslami unable to attend the annual gathering as Iran faces renewed nuclear scrutiny.
- Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization, cannot attend the International Atomic Energy Agency's General Conference in Vienna this week due to a United Nations travel ban, an official said.
- Austria unsuccessfully sought a travel waiver for Eslami with the U.N. sanctions committee, as he remains subject to sanctions France, Britain, and Germany reinstated last year over Iran's nuclear program.
- Iran maintains a stockpile of 440.9 kilograms of uranium enriched up to 60% purity, though it has denied IAEA inspectors access to nuclear sites affected by June 2025 strikes.
- State news agency IRNA reported Saturday that Eslami departed Tehran for Vienna to meet international representatives, contradicting the official statement regarding his travel ban.
- Eslami's exclusion signals rapidly deteriorating relations between Iran and the West, as the country continues to ignore its legal obligations under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
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VIENNA (AP) — The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization is not expected to attend the annual gathering of the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s member nations in Vienna for the first time in years because he is banned from international travel,…
Iran's nuclear chief not expected to attend IAEA General Conferen
VIENNA (AP) — The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization is not expected to attend the annual gathering of the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s member nations in Vienna for the first time in years because he is banned
Iran's nuclear chief not expected to attend IAEA General Conference, official says
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A top Iranian official has been blocked from addressing the International Atomic Energy Agency’s general conference in Vienna after pressure from the Trump administration. Iran’s vice president for nuclear affairs, Mohammad Eslami, had been slated to address the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog on Monday, according to a U.S. official, before Austria denied him entry.
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