UN watchdog loses track of Iran's nuclear material after US-Israeli 2025 strikes

Key points

• The United Nations nuclear watchdog has warned that it is no longer able to carry out major monitoring duties in Iran after losing access to several nuclear facilities affected by US-Israeli military strikes in June 2025. Citing confidential reports by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) news agency Associated Press revealed that inspectors have been unable to verify the status of nuclear material at multiple Iranian sites for months.
• The agency said the situation must be addressed with "the utmost urgency".
• NO ACCESS TO KEY NUCLEAR SITES The IAEA said it has neither received updated information from Iran about its declared nuclear material nor gained access to most affected facilities since the June 2025 strikes.
• As a result, the agency said it cannot determine the current status of those facilities or the nuclear material stored there.
• "The IAEA cannot provide any information on the current size, composition...