Iran’s Nuclear Chief Not Expected to Attend IAEA General Conference, Official Says
- 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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The head of the Iranian nuclear program must not participate in an important diplomatic meeting in Vienna. Why do UN sanctions apply to him, and what does Washington have to do with the visa dispute?
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The head of the Iranian nuclear program must not participate in an important diplomatic meeting in Vienna. Why do UN sanctions apply to him, and what does Washington have to do with the visa dispute?
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Mohammad Eslami, head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Agency, was apparently prevented from attending a meeting of the IAEA in Vienna. Eslami and his delegation had taken a scheduled flight to Vienna on Saturday, "but were stopped on their way there by obstacles through the US," Iranian television reported on Monday.
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