Rafael Grossi

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  • IAEA Chief Rafael Grossi during a meeting with then-Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the occupied territories on June 3, 2022.  2025/06/23

    By Soheila Zarfam

    Rafael Grossi’s role in provoking war on Iran

    A diplomatic failure with catastrophic consequences

    TEHRAN – The recent attacks on Iran’s peaceful nuclear facilities have raised serious questions about the role of international oversight institutions in escalating tensions—especially when their neutrality is seen to have diminished over time.

  • Rafael Grossi 2025-06-22 23:25

    Iran blasts IAEA inaction in formal letter after US strikes on its nuclear facilities

    TEHRAN – The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has formally condemned the United States for its "brutal military aggression" against Iran’s civilian nuclear facilities at Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan. 

  • Trump-Netanyahu 2025/06/22

    By Bahram Moradi

    Trump-Netanyahu-Grossi evil triangle plus Merz’s delight 

    TEHRAN - The United States’ Donald Trump ordered attacks on THE Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan facilities in Iran on the early hours of Sunday, June 22. 

  • Amir Saeed Iravani 2025-06-21 14:27

    Iran files complaint against Grossi with UN Security Council

    TEHRAN- Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations has formally lodged a complaint with the UN Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council against Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), accusing him of undermining the Agency’s impartiality amid recent Israeli hostilities.

  • Grossi 2025-06-20 22:54

    'Your deceit paved way for Israel’s attack:' Iranian politician tells Grossi

    TEHRAN – Abbas Akhoundi, Assistant Professor at the University of Tehran and former Minister of Roads and Urban Development, delivered a blistering indictment of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi on Friday, holding him directly responsible for enabling Israel's attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities. 

  • Grossi 2025-06-19 22:55

    Iran nuclear chief: We will pursue legal action against Grossi for 'inaction' after Israeli strikes 

    TEHRAN – In a strongly worded statement, Iran’s top nuclear official held IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi responsible for 'inaction' regarding the Israeli regime's recent attacks on the country. 

  • Mohammad Eslami 2025-06-18 14:44

    Iran’s nuclear facilities operating normally, says Atomic Chief

    TEHRAN - The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization says the country's nuclear facilities remain secure and fully operational, as international scrutiny intensifies following recent Israeli attacks on Iranian territory.

  • International Atomic Energy Agency 2025-06-13 12:25

    Fordo nuclear site not impacted: IAEA

    TEHRAN - The International Atomic Energy Agency, the IAEA, said in a series of social media posts that its Director General Rafael Grossi had been in contact with Iranian authorities on Friday who told him the country's highly-secured Fordo nuclear site "has not been impacted" by the Israeli air strikes. 

  • Kamalvandi 2025-06-09 22:44

    IAEA report built on fabricated espionage data by Israel, says Iran atomic body

    TEHRAN – Behrouz Kamalvandi, deputy chief and spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), sharply criticized the IAEA’s recent report, revealing that it relies on fabricated Israeli intelligence rather than on legitimate safeguards data.

  • Rafael Grossi 2025-06-09 22:42

    By Soheila Zarfam 

    IAEA board meeting kicks off with recycled allegations against Iran

    TEHRAN – Rafael Grossi, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog, has repeatedly bent—if not outright broken—the standards he is bound by in order to appease the West regarding Iran’s nuclear program. Unsurprisingly, his latest remarks at a press conference ahead of the June meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors were steeped in bias and political agenda.

  • IAEA BoG March Meeting 2025-06-08 22:27

    By Garsha Vazirian

    The E3's politicized IAEA gamble and Iran's possible countermeasures

    TEHRAN – As the IAEA Board of Governors convenes on Monday, a manufactured crisis orchestrated by the United States and its European allies (E3) threatens to derail diplomatic engagement with Iran.

  • Iran's flag 2025-06-06 21:59

    Tehran warns E3 against opting ‘strategic mistake’ at IAEA

    TEHRAN – Iran has issued a sharp warning to Britain, France, and Germany over their reported move to push a resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), accusing Iran of non-compliance with nuclear obligations, calling the effort a “strategic mistake” that could provoke serious consequences.

  • IAEA Chief Rafael Grossi 2025-06-01 23:26

    By Soheila Zarfam 

    IAEA’s old playbook may lead to different consequences this time

    TEHRAN – Western states have long used the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as a tool of pressure against Iran, recycling discredited Israeli intelligence and crying "non-compliance" whenever diplomatic progress fails to yield them concessions from Iran.  But after years of this tired strategy - and despite Iranians’ continued good-faith cooperation - Tehran may finally be ready to reset the equation.

  • Iran and the IAEA 2025-05-31 20:37

    ‘Politically motivated and unbalanced:’ Iran slams IAEA report fueled by ‘Israeli fabrications’

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) issued a forceful joint statement on Saturday, condemning the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) latest report on Iran’s nuclear program as a politically motivated distortion of facts.

  • Grossi 2025-04-16 21:56

    By Soheila Zarfam 

    Grossi's dream for UN leadership

    How the IAEA chief's aspirations are influencing his stance on Tehran's nuclear activities

    TEHRAN – When thinking about Iran’s nuclear program and all the drama surrounding it, it’s easy to also think of a list of names belonging to those who wouldn't exactly mind if things went south.

  • Baghaei 2025-04-14 21:33

    Araghchi to visit Moscow soon, Iran foreign ministry confirms

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is scheduled to travel to Moscow later this week.

  • grossi 2025-04-06 21:51

    IAEA chief acknowledges Iran has no nuclear weapons, says will visit Tehran in coming weeks

    TEHRAN – In the face of renewed political rhetoric from Western powers, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has confirmed that Iran does not possess nuclear weapons, despite ongoing claims surrounding its peaceful nuclear program.

  • IAEA chief Grossi and Iran's FM hold phone talks 2025-04-02 02:04

    Iran to Grossi: IAEA must take clear stance on military threats against Iran’s nuclear sites

    TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) must take a clear position regarding military threats against Iran's nuclear facilities by the Donald Trump administration.

  • رافائل گروسی 2025-03-25 22:03

    IAEA’s Grossi may visit Iran soon

    TEHRAN - International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said on Tuesday he may be “returning soon” to Tehran to continue talks with Iranian officials.

  • grossi 2025-03-15 22:34

    IAEA chief: Iran's nuclear situation ‘relatively controlled’ despite tensions

    TEHRAN – The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has stated that the situation in Iran remains "relatively controlled."  

  • Grossi 2025-03-03 22:09

    By Soheila Zarfam 

    Grossi vilifies Iran and ignores Israel, yet again

    IAEA chief claims he is worried about Iran’s uranium stockpile, says nothing about repeated Israeli threats to strike Iran’s facilities

    TEHRAN – Ahead the beginning of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors quarterly meeting on Monday, Director General Rafael Grossi issued a statement and held a press conference expressing concerns about nuclear developments in over a dozen countries, while notably omitting Israel, a regime with a known nuclear program that’s been wreaking havoc across West Asia for the past 18 months. 

  • نشست خبری مشترک رئیس سازمان انرژی اتمی و مدیر کل آژانس بین المللی 2025-02-20 19:23

    Iran urges IAEA chief to avoid repetitive political and unprofessional statements

    TEHRAN – The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) issued a statement on Thursday urging IAEA chief Rafael Grossi to stop his repetitive “political” and “unprofessional” remarks about Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities.

  • Iran's FM and the IAEA's Grossi hold phone calls 2025-01-30 12:52

    It’s essential to avoid political approach toward Iran nuclear issue, Tehran tells IAEA chief

    TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi late on Wednesday told IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi that it is “essential to avoid politicizing and adopting unconstructive position” toward the Iran nuclear issue.

  • Mohammad Eslami 2024-12-18 21:58

    ‘You are not a politician’: Iran rebukes Grossi for unprofessional remarks on nuclear program

    TEHRAN – Iranian officials have sharply criticized IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi's recent assessment of Iran's nuclear program, with several key figures directly addressing his claims. 

  • Grossi 2024-12-17 19:39

    JCPOA no longer relevant, says IAEA chief 

    TEHRAN – Rafael Grossi, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has said that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is no longer viable, appearing to place sole responsibility for the 2015 nuclear deal's lame-duck state on Iran.

  • Ghraibabadi 2024-12-13 22:24

    Iran tells IAEA to investigate Israeli nukes instead of focusing on nonexistent Iranian ones

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, has expressed strong criticism of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) following the agency's Director General Rafael Grossi's acknowledgment of Israel’s possession of nuclear weapons. 

  • IAEA 2024-11-20 22:24

    By Mona Hojat Ansari

    West's nuclear blackmail

    IAEA poised to pass anti-Iran resolution after Tehran warns it would take "commensurate" measures

    TEHRAN – The already strained relationship between Iran and Europe seemed destined for a further deterioration Wednesday, as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general held a press conference in Vienna following his return from Iran, and in advance of a critical IAEA Board of Governors vote scheduled for Thursday.

  • عراقچی 2024-11-17 02:00

    Iran says 'window of diplomacy' open to restore nuclear deal

    TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told a televised program on Saturday night that the Islamic Republic of Iran is "quite ready" for talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal in its new form, noting that Tehran sees "window of diplomacy" open if the other parties show serious will.

  • Pezeshkian-Rafael Grossi 2024-11-15 22:37

    'Ball in West's court'

    Tehran reaffirms peaceful nature of nuclear program during Grossi's visit, says confrontational measures will be reciprocated

    TEHRAN – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi’s visit to Tehran this week underscored Iran’s ongoing commitment to constructive dialogue over its nuclear program.

  • گروسی 2024-11-14 13:46

    Iran says ready for nuclear talks with E3 based on interests and rights

    TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday that his country is ready for talks with the European trio of Britain, France and Germany and the European Union as a whole on its nuclear program based on the Islamic Republic's "national interests" and "inalienable rights".