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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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#160 21 Jul
Mentioned in: Iran denies moving uranium to Pickaxe
Iran Conflict 2026#156 19 Jul
Mentioned in: Iran says strike hit unfinished reactor
Iran Conflict 2026#157 18 Jul
Repeated his call for military restraint near nuclear sites
Iran Conflict 2026: IAEA opens a file on Darkhovin strike#155 16 Jul
Satellite scars confirm a Bushehr strike
Iran Conflict 2026#24 15 Jul
Condemned the attack and repeated calls to end strikes near nuclear sites
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Drone kills chief engineer at Enerhodar#25 15 Jul
Mentioned in: Zaporizhzhia loses power for 22nd time
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#152 10 Jul
Declined to confirm Iran's claimed Bushehr strike
Iran Conflict 2026: Grossi won't back Iran's Bushehr claim#151 9 Jul
Mentioned in: Bushehr strike claim nobody can confirm
Iran Conflict 2026#23 1 Jul
Warned of extreme fragility of nuclear safety at the plant
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Fire station falls at Zaporizhzhia plant#140 26 Jun
461 kg of uranium no one can verify
Iran Conflict 2026#139 26 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#138 25 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#137 23 Jun
Trump claims inspections; Iran denies it
Iran Conflict 2026#21 20 Jun
Mentioned in: Zaporizhzhia hits a 20th total blackout
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#132 18 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#129 15 Jun
Mentioned in: Inspectors promised, no date, 240kg lost
Iran Conflict 2026#127 13 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#20 11 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#124 10 Jun
Mentioned in: IAEA Board censures Iran 21-3 as ten members abstain
Iran Conflict 2026#121 8 Jun
Mentioned in: US tables uranium draft at IAEA Board
Iran Conflict 2026#19 7 Jun
confirmed significant structural damage at Chornobyl; noted nuclear material sat metres away
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Two nuclear sites tested in one week#122 5 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#120 4 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#18 30 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#103 19 May
Testified in person at UNSC on Barakah nuclear-safety risk
Iran Conflict 2026: UNSC at Barakah: red line invoked#102 19 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#101 17 May
Mentioned in: Drone hits perimeter of Barakah nuclear plant
Iran Conflict 2026#17 17 May
Rosatom Turns on IAEA as ZNPP Hits Day 60
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#16 13 May
Continued negotiating sixth repair ceasefire for 750 kV line without agreement
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: ZNPP Day 50: nuclear alert sensors destroyed#94 10 May
Mentioned in: Putin blames Washington for killing uranium deal
Iran Conflict 2026#87 2 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#86 29 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#84 29 Apr
Mentioned in: Trump ranks blockade above Iran bombing
Iran Conflict 2026#81 23 Apr
Stated publicly that any agreement without IAEA verification would be an illusion
Iran Conflict 2026: Grossi: a deal without IAEA is illusion#14 22 Apr
Zaporizhzhia loses external power twice in a week
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#75 20 Apr
Mentioned in: Rosatom evacuation done; 24 volunteers remain
Iran Conflict 2026#75 20 Apr
Mentioned in: State publishes Lebanon text; zero for Iran
Iran Conflict 2026#73 18 Apr
Grossi: any deal without inspectors is illusion
Iran Conflict 2026#73 18 Apr
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#13 14 Apr
Stated recurring disconnections demonstrate battlefield nuclear safety risks
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: ZNPP blacks out for 13th time; diesel runs 90 minutes#13 14 Apr
“declared recurring blackout risk”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#12 10 Apr
ZNPP on sole backup line for 18 days
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#12 10 Apr
“stated dniprovska damage located on frontline”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#59 4 Apr
Fourth Bushehr Strike Kills Guard; Rosatom Evacuates
Iran Conflict 2026#54 1 Apr
IAEA rejects Trump's war victory claim
Iran Conflict 2026#52 28 Mar
Third strike hits 350m from Bushehr
Iran Conflict 2026#47 24 Mar
Mentioned in: Bushehr expansion halted after strikes
Iran Conflict 2026#47 24 Mar
warned of radiological release risk
Iran Conflict 2026: Strike hits 350m from Iran's reactor#50 22 Mar
IAEA: 441kg enriched uranium untracked
Iran Conflict 2026#43 19 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump: war nearly won; no ceasefire
Iran Conflict 2026#44 19 Mar
Confirmed Dimona strike wounded 40; reactor remained safe
Iran Conflict 2026: Dimona struck: 40 wounded, reactor safe#43 19 Mar
Mentioned in: USS Boxer sails with second MEU
Iran Conflict 2026#44 19 Mar
Reported no radiation leak after second Natanz strike
Iran Conflict 2026: US hits Natanz again; no radiation leak#42 18 Mar
Contradicted Netanyahu's claim Iran lost nuclear capacity
Iran Conflict 2026: IAEA contradicts Netanyahu nuclear claim#42 18 Mar
Disclosed Iran's fourth enrichment facility at Isfahan
Iran Conflict 2026: IAEA reveals fourth Iran enrichment site#41 17 Mar
Stated military action cannot eliminate Iran's nuclear bid
Iran Conflict 2026: IAEA: bombs won't end Iran's nuclear bid#41 16 Mar