Iran, UN Nuclear Watchdog Agree to Resume Inspections

Iran, UN Nuclear Watchdog Agree to Resume Inspections
Above: Rafael Grossi (L) with Abbas Araghchi (R) and Badr Abdelatty (C) in Cairo, Egypt, on Sept. 9, 2025. Image copyright: Sayed Hassan/Getty Images

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Pro-Iran narrative

The IAEA-Iran deal marks a crucial breakthrough, rescuing nuclear cooperation from the brink of collapse. Despite devastating attacks that obliterated key facilities and killed dozens of scientists, both sides demonstrated remarkable restraint and pragmatism. This hard-won deal offers genuine hope for restored inspections and renewed dialogue in a volatile regional landscape.

Anti-Iran narrative

The IAEA-Iran agreement has devolved into a diplomatic farce, with contradictory statements exposing its fundamental hollowness. While Grossi proclaimed "complete" access restored, Iran's foreign minister immediately gutted these claims, reducing the deal to mere theater. This charade offers no real progress, leaving the nuclear standoff as murky and unresolved as ever.

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