Deeply unsettling

UN nuclear watchdog raises ‘proliferation’ fears over Iran sites

VIENNA: The UN nuclear agency reaffirmed in a confidential report seen by AFP on Thursday that a lack of access to verify nuclear material in Iran posed a “proliferation concern,” calling on the Islamic republic to “engage the agency constructively.” The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has not had access to some key nuclear facilities in Iran since Israel and the United States launched a 12-day conflict in June 2025 that saw strikes on nuclear sites. Nuclear sites have also been struck in the war that erupted on February 28. The IAEA has repeatedly urged access.