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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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#15210 Jul
Declined to confirm Iran's claimed Bushehr strike
Iran Conflict 2026: Grossi won't back Iran's Bushehr claim#1519 Jul
Mentioned in: Bushehr strike claim nobody can confirm
Iran Conflict 2026#231 Jul
Warned of extreme fragility of nuclear safety at the plant
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Fire station falls at Zaporizhzhia plant#13926 Jun
Named by Witkoff as the IAEA official to whom Iran allegedly sent an inspector-authorisation letter
Iran Conflict 2026: Witkoff claims an unseen IAEA letter#14026 Jun
461 kg of uranium no one can verify
Iran Conflict 2026#13825 Jun
Declared IAEA inspections of Iran's enrichment sites will happen and outlined work on modalities, dates and procedures
Iran Conflict 2026: Three inspection claims, no signed paper#13723 Jun
Trump claims inspections; Iran denies it
Iran Conflict 2026#2120 Jun
Mentioned in: Zaporizhzhia hits a 20th total blackout
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#13218 Jun
Assessed 440.9 kg stockpile as likely still at Isfahan on satellite imagery alone after 97 days of zero access
Iran Conflict 2026: Deal demands access Khamenei calls excessive#12915 Jun
Mentioned in: Inspectors promised, no date, 240kg lost
Iran Conflict 2026#12713 Jun
Replied same day that any nuclear material transfer from a safeguarded facility must be declared under Iran's NPT Safeguards Agreement
Iran Conflict 2026: Grossi warns Iran on hidden transfers#2011 Jun
Warned that recurring outages demonstrate the danger a live battlefield poses to nuclear safety
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Zaporizhzhia blacks out for 19th time#12410 Jun
Mentioned in: IAEA Board censures Iran 21-3 as ten members abstain
Iran Conflict 2026#1218 Jun
Mentioned in: US tables uranium draft at IAEA Board
Iran Conflict 2026#197 Jun
confirmed significant structural damage at Chornobyl; noted nuclear material sat metres away
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Two nuclear sites tested in one week#1225 Jun
Met Iran, Russia and China envoys jointly in Geneva on 5 June ahead of the Board session
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran, Russia, China block at the IAEA#1204 Jun
Told Associated Press approximately 200 kg of HEU is likely at Isfahan, leaving 240 kg unlocated
Iran Conflict 2026: IAEA loses track of Iran's uranium#1830 May
condemned the strike and stated there should be no attack from or against the plant
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Drone hits ZNPP reactor-6 turbine hall#10319 May
Testified in person at UNSC on Barakah nuclear-safety risk
Iran Conflict 2026: UNSC at Barakah: red line invoked#10219 May
Issued nuclear-safety welcome statement on Barakah Unit 3 power restoration on 19 May 2026
Iran Conflict 2026: IAEA welcomes Barakah Unit 3 power back#10117 May
Mentioned in: Drone hits perimeter of Barakah nuclear plant
Iran Conflict 2026#1717 May
Rosatom Turns on IAEA as ZNPP Hits Day 60
Russia-Ukraine War 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
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#1314 Apr
Stated recurring disconnections demonstrate battlefield nuclear safety risks
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: ZNPP blacks out for 13th time; diesel runs 90 minutes#1314 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: Trump: war nearly won; no ceasefire
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: USS Boxer sails with second MEU
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