According to him, we are talking about large reserves of uranium, which Iran has close to the level required for nuclear weapons.
“While no evidence has been found that Iran is building a nuclear bomb, its large stockpiles of enriched uranium close to military levels and refusal to allow inspectors full access are serious concerns,” Grossi said in a statement.
He stressed that without cooperation with the IAEA, the agency would not be able to guarantee the “peaceful nature” of the program.
“Until Iran cooperates with the agency on these issues, we cannot confirm that its nuclear program is entirely peaceful,” Grossi added.
There is very clear and consistent reports on the Iran nuclear program: while there was no evidence of Iran building a nuclear bomb, its large stockpile of near-weapons grade enriched uranium and refusal to grant my inspectors full access are cause for serio
Rafael Mariano Grossi (@rafaelmgrossi) March 3, 2026
Context
On January 28, US President Donald Trump demanded that Iran come to the negotiating table to achieve “a fair and just agreement – without nuclear weapons.” On February 4, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi confirmed the holding of negotiations with the US delegation (on Tehran’s nuclear program) on February 6 in Oman. Tehran wanted to discuss with Washington only nuclear issues, and not other topics, in particular the missile program, which is a priority for the United States and the countries of the Middle East, Axios noted.
In an interview published on February 4, the head of the White House said that Iranian authorities were considering starting construction of a new nuclear facility in another part of the country, but the United States warned them that they would do “very bad things” to them.
On February 12, Trump said that negotiations between the United States and Iran on the nuclear program could last up to a month, and that if an agreement is not reached, there would be “very traumatic” consequences for Iran.
On February 28, Israel announced the military operation “Lion's Roar” in Iran. In the USA it was called “Epic Fury”. US President Donald Trump stated his intention to “protect the American people by eliminating the immediate threats from the Iranian regime.” Explosions occurred in Tehran and a number of other cities in the country, and the attack also killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Tehran threatened a “crushing” retaliatory strike. Later, shelling began in several countries in the Middle East where there are American military bases – Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE and Bahrain.
On March 2, Trump said a “big wave” of attacks on Iran was yet to come. The US operation could take four weeks, he said.
