NUCLEAR WATCHDOG Iran allows UN access to alleged nuclear sites 26-08-2020 14:53 Iran agreed Wednesday to allow a United Nations watchdog the access it has requested to two alleged nuclear sites, as the head of the agency ended his first visit to Tehran.
NUCLEAR WATCHDOG Iran pledges to expand nuclear cooperation after IAEA rebuke 25-08-2020 13:20 Iran vows to expand its cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog, weeks after being rebuked by the body for failing to provide access to two sites suspected of hosting past nuclear activity.
NUCLEAR WATCHDOG UN nuclear watchdog chief arrives in Iran 24-08-2020 20:01 Rafael Mariano Grossi is on his first trip to Iran since taking the helm of the International Atomic Energy Agency last year. Argentine official is due to meet with senior officials on Tuesday.
NEW IAEA CHIEF Rafael Grossi presses Iran about undeclared site, defends inspectors 04-12-2019 11:00 On his first day as director-general of the UN's nuclear watchdog agency, Argentine diplomat prompts Iran to break their silence regarding the particles of uranium found in an undeclared Tehran site.
UN NUCLEAR WATCHDOG New IAEA chief Rafael Grossi promises 'firm and fair' stance on Iran 02-12-2019 12:32 Incoming head of the United Nations' atomic watchdog agency says he will take a "firm and fair" approach toward inspections of Iran's nuclear facilities, and plans to visit Tehran in the near future.
NUCLEAR WATCHDOG Rafael Grossi takes charge of UN nuclear body 02-12-2019 07:43 Argentine diplomat will be confirmed as the new director general of the UN's nuclear watchdog the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday, with the growing crisis over Iran's nuclear programme at the top of his in-tray.
NEW IAEA CHIEF Iran says it hopes new UN nuclear chief Grossi will act 'neutrally' 31-10-2019 10:04 Just a day after his election, Tehran begins to apply pressure on Rafael Grossi, the veteran Argentine diplomat who has been tasked with leading the International Atomic Energy Agency.
IAEA IAEA Explainer: What is the International Atomic Energy Agency? 30-10-2019 11:43 Argentina's Rafael Mariano Grossi will lead the global agency tasked with steering the Iran nuclear deal.
IAEA Chief Grossi: 'The IAEA's work is the essence for international peace and security' 29-10-2019 14:48 A top priority for the new director general will be monitoring the implementation of the fragile Iran nuclear deal.
IAEA CHIEF Argentina's Rafael Mariano Grossi chosen to head UN nuclear agency 29-10-2019 08:41 Experienced Argentine diplomat chosen to head prestigious International Atomic Energy Agency. In his new role, Grossi will wade into some of the thorniest terrain in global relations.
NUCLEAR WATCHDOG Argentina's Grossi tops straw poll in race to head UN's nuclear watchdog 10-10-2019 13:55 Veteran diplomat and nuclear expert Rafael Grossi takes 15 votes – one more than closest rival, acting chief Romanian Cornel Feruta – in survey of 35-strong IAEA board.
UNITED NATIONS Grossi one of four candidates for top job at UN nuclear watchdog 06-09-2019 12:53 Argentina's ambassador to the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency confirms candidacy for director general post, vacant since death of Yukiya Amano. Three others also announce run for top post.
BLOOMBERG Iran offered lesson by Argentine bid to head nuclear agency 09-08-2019 10:34 Nuclear expert Rafael Mariano Grossi says inspectors monitoring Iran’s nuclear deal could benefit from more openness and suggested his country’s nuclear programme holds a lesson for Tehran's leaders.
UN AGENCY UN nuclear watchdog to start search for new chief 24-07-2019 15:29 Argentina's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, is among the frontrunners to succeed Yukiya Amano, who died last week.