IAEA Presses Iran for Access to Bombed Nuclear Sites

The UN's nuclear watchdog has urged "utmost urgency" in securing access to Iran's nuclear facilities, warning that unverified stockpiles of enriched uranium remain a proliferation concern more than a year after US and Israeli strikes hit sites including Isfahan. Iran has restricted inspections pending new protocols, leaving the fate of its uranium reserves unconfirmed despite US claims the programme was crippled. This unresolved standoff keeps the underlying nuclear dispute between Iran and Israel active, sustaining conditions for renewed confrontation.