Politics
Nuclear diplomacy
IAEA chief says Iran inspections will resume; Tehran says only after a final deal
The IAEA's director general says inspections of Iran's nuclear sites are 'going to happen' under the Islamabad Memorandum, but Iran says access to bombed sites awaits a final deal. For the EU, which triggered snapback sanctions in 2025 and co-sponsored a June 2026 board resolution, restoring verification is the central test of whether Iran's programme can return under international oversight.