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UN nuclear watchdog expresses growing concern over uninspected Iranian enrichment plant

The IAEA says it cannot confirm the location or contents of an Isfahan enrichment plant that Iran has not allowed it to inspect.

Published Nov 13, 2026 · 13:38 UTC2 reports

The short version

  • The IAEA says it is increasingly concerned about an uninspected uranium enrichment plant in Isfahan, Iran.[BBC News]
  • The agency says it does not know the plant's exact location or whether it contains nuclear material.[BBC News]
  • Iran has restricted inspector access since the latest war began, and Tehran says resuming inspections is not currently possible.[Al Jazeera · BBC News]

Key facts

  • The IAEA is increasingly concerned about a nuclear facility in Iran that it has not been allowed to inspect.[BBC News]
  • Iran informed the IAEA of plans for an enrichment plant in Isfahan a day before Israel began attacking Iran's nuclear sites last June.[BBC News]
  • The IAEA says it does not know the exact location of the Isfahan plant or whether it contains nuclear material.[BBC News]
  • Since the latest war began, Iran has restricted IAEA inspector access, preventing the agency from verifying its enriched uranium stockpile.[BBC News]
  • Tehran told the IAEA that resuming inspections is not possible under the current security situation.[Al Jazeera]

What remains uncertain

  • The IAEA cannot determine whether the Isfahan facility holds nuclear material or where it is located.[BBC News]
  • Iran's position that inspections cannot resume is its own stated position and has not been independently verified.[Al Jazeera]

Sources

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