The IAEA advises Iran to cooperate and comply with nuclear agreements to reduce tensions with the West.

Tehran is once again in the global spotlight. IAEA Director Rafael Grossi openly states: Iran needs to stop playing with ambiguities and start a transparent dialogue with international inspectors. Otherwise, an inevitable confrontation with the West, where trust has long been eroding, will occur.

Inspectors under pressure, facilities under lock

After the confrontation with Israel began in June, inspections did not cease, but their purpose seemed to dissolve. Access to strategic locations — Fordow, Natanz, Isfahan — is blocked. These are the same centers that have endured US strikes and have now become symbols of tension surrounding the nuclear program.

In the fall, Grossi publicly acknowledged: movement was detected near enriched uranium stocks. Not proof of resumed enrichment, but not a reason to relax either. Tehran, through Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei, continues to assure the world: the project is peaceful, the accusations are political.

Political duel Tehran–IAEA

The Iranian authorities point to the IAEA as the “spark” that provoked strikes on their facilities. The argument — the agency recognized Tehran as a violator of the NPT conditions. Grossi responds — about the rules that apply to everyone: even during conflicts, international obligations are not canceled.

The agreement is dead — the tension is alive

Officially, Iran considers the historic nuclear agreement null and void. The world is wary. If there is no document, there are no restrictions — this is how the situation is interpreted in Western capitals and in Israel. The fears are obvious: a new race may be closer than it seems.

What’s next?

In this chess game, the next move is Tehran’s. The policy of closed doors in a region where every step is a security factor for Israel and the entire Middle East only doubles the level of anxiety.

And the world can only hope that diplomacy will not give way to threats, and the nuclear issue will once again become a subject of dialogue, not a reason for another crisis.