Iran-IAEA Tensions Escalate Amid Allegations of Bias and Political Interests

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered a halt to cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) due to the agency's director, Rafael Grossi, allegedly clearing the ground for Israel's strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. Grossi has been accused of preparing a "misleading" report on Iran's compliance with non-proliferation obligations, which was used to push the narrative that Iran was on the verge of making a nuclear bomb. Grossi has clarified that there was no proof of a systematic effort by Iran to make a nuclear weapon, but Iran claims that the IAEA has acted in alignment with Western and Israeli political interests.