UNITED NATIONS - The International Atomic Energy Agency has found no signs that Iran is repairing or rebuilding nuclear facilities damaged in U.S. and Israeli strikes, but it still cannot verify the amount, composition or location of the country’s uranium enriched to 60%.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi made the statement Oct. 27 at a meeting of the U.N. Security Council, according to Vesti Baku and The Associated Press.
Grossi said remote monitoring had not identified efforts to repair or reconstruct facilities hit by U.S. and Israeli military strikes in 2025 and 2026. Satellite information, however, cannot replace inspections at the sites.
Last Verified Estimate Dates to June 2025
The IAEA’s last verified estimate, from June 13, 2025, put Iran’s stockpile of uranium enriched to 60% at 440.9 kilograms, or about 972 pounds. That level is close to the roughly 90% generally associated with weapons-grade material, but it does not by itself mean Iran has a completed nuclear weapon.
Under the agency’s calculation method, the material could theoretically be enough for about 10 nuclear weapons if it were enriched further. The IAEA has said it has no credible evidence of a coordinated Iranian nuclear weapons program.
The current size of the stockpile is unknown. Some material may have been destroyed in the strikes, but inspectors have not received access to key sites and cannot determine how much remains or where it is located.
Access to Isfahan Remains Blocked
Grossi highlighted the Isfahan Fuel Enrichment Plant, which Iran declared to the agency shortly before the June 2025 strikes. Tehran initially agreed to allow inspectors to visit, but the attacks prevented the inspection, and later IAEA requests for access were rejected.
The Bushehr nuclear power plant is the main exception, with inspections continuing there. At other important sites, the agency cannot verify that nuclear material has not been moved or that enrichment-related activity has not resumed.
Iran says its nuclear program is peaceful and describes the U.S. and Israeli attacks as unlawful. The United States says Tehran must explain its failure to meet safeguards obligations. Grossi called for gradual technical engagement and said a durable agreement requires IAEA verification.