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Rafael Grossi
IAEA Director General since 2019; principal independent arbiter of nuclear risk in the 2026 Iran conflict.
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#10117 May
Mentioned in: Drone hits perimeter of Barakah nuclear plant
Iran Conflict 2026#1613 May
Continued negotiating sixth repair ceasefire for 750 kV line without agreement
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: ZNPP Day 50: nuclear alert sensors destroyed#9410 May
Mentioned in: Putin blames Washington for killing uranium deal
Iran Conflict 2026#872 May
Stated 18 containers of 60%-enriched uranium at Isfahan UCF are likely still there with no inspector confirmation
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran's UN mission claims unlimited enrichment right#8429 Apr
Mentioned in: Trump ranks blockade above Iran bombing
Iran Conflict 2026#8629 Apr
Told AP that satellite imagery showed 200 kg of 60%-enriched uranium entered an Isfahan UCF tunnel on 9 June 2025
Iran Conflict 2026: Grossi: 200 kg sealed in Isfahan#8123 Apr
Stated publicly that any agreement without IAEA verification would be an illusion
Iran Conflict 2026: Grossi: a deal without IAEA is illusion#1422 Apr
Zaporizhzhia loses external power twice in a week
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#7520 Apr
Mentioned in: State publishes Lebanon text; zero for Iran
Iran Conflict 2026#7520 Apr
Mentioned in: Rosatom evacuation done; 24 volunteers remain
Iran Conflict 2026#7318 Apr
Grossi: any deal without inspectors is illusion
Iran Conflict 2026#7318 Apr
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#1314 Apr
Stated recurring disconnections demonstrate battlefield nuclear safety risks
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: ZNPP blacks out for 13th time; diesel runs 90 minutes#1313 Apr
“declared recurring blackout risk”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#1210 Apr
ZNPP on sole backup line for 18 days
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#1210 Apr
“stated dniprovska damage located on frontline”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#594 Apr
Fourth Bushehr Strike Kills Guard; Rosatom Evacuates
Iran Conflict 2026#541 Apr
IAEA rejects Trump's war victory claim
Iran Conflict 2026#5228 Mar
Third strike hits 350m from Bushehr
Iran Conflict 2026#4724 Mar
Mentioned in: Bushehr expansion halted after strikes
Iran Conflict 2026#4724 Mar
warned of radiological release risk
Iran Conflict 2026: Strike hits 350m from Iran's reactor#5022 Mar
IAEA: 441kg enriched uranium untracked
Iran Conflict 2026#4319 Mar
Mentioned in: USS Boxer sails with second MEU
Iran Conflict 2026#4419 Mar
Confirmed Dimona strike wounded 40; reactor remained safe
Iran Conflict 2026: Dimona struck: 40 wounded, reactor safe#4319 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump: war nearly won; no ceasefire
Iran Conflict 2026#4419 Mar
Reported no radiation leak after second Natanz strike
Iran Conflict 2026: US hits Natanz again; no radiation leak#4218 Mar
Contradicted Netanyahu's claim Iran lost nuclear capacity
Iran Conflict 2026: IAEA contradicts Netanyahu nuclear claim#4218 Mar
Disclosed Iran's fourth enrichment facility at Isfahan
Iran Conflict 2026: IAEA reveals fourth Iran enrichment site#4117 Mar
Stated military action cannot eliminate Iran's nuclear bid
Iran Conflict 2026: IAEA: bombs won't end Iran's nuclear bid#4116 Mar