U.N. Nuclear Chief Seeks Isfahan Inspection

0:00It's April 29. From your city to your ears, this is Canada News Today, powered by AI. The head of the UN nuclear agency, Rafael Grossi, says most of Iran's highly enriched uranium is probably still stashed at the Isfahan nuclear. Complex. That side got hit hard by airstrikes last year, and lighter ones during this year's US-Israeli conflict. It's their best guess, based on what they know so far. That images caught trucks hauling blue containers into a tunnel there on June 9, 2025, right before the 12-day war kicked. Off. IAEA inspectors got shut out back then. When Israel and the US bombed three Iranian nuclear spots, and they haven't been back since. Seals on the material are likely intact, but no one's checked. Iran's stockpile could fuel up to 10 nuclear bombs if they went that route, though they swear it's all peaceful. And Trump claimed the strikes wiped out their program, but Grossi wants full access to

1:01Isfahan, plus Natanz and Fordo, as required by the non-proliferation treaty. Talks are bubbling with the US and Iran, including ideas to ship the uranium out or dilute it, maybe with Russia's help or a big military move. Iran's latest pitch delays nuclear chats if the US lifts its blockade and ends the straight-of-war move squeeze, but they got attack missiles and proxies too. Bottom line. It all hinges on political will from both sides to get inspections rolling and locked this down. Grossi sees a spark of hope in the willingness to deal, and that's what keeps the door cracked open.