Austria bars Iran nuclear chief from IAEA conference
Austria has denied entry to Iran’s nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami, preventing him from addressing the International Atomic Energy Agency’s annual General Conference in Vienna after a travel-ban exemption was not approved. Eslami, Iran’s vice-president for nuclear affairs and head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, had been expected to speak at the opening of the five-day gathering on…
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Mohammad Eslami, was denied entry to the International Atomic Energy Agency's General Conference in Vienna due to pressure from the US administration, according to a Bloomberg report. Eslami, who heads Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, was set to speak at the UN nuclear watchdog's gathering. Austria denied him entry after the US requested a sanctions waiver that would have allowed him to enter the country.
The exclusion of Eslami prevents one of Iran's most senior nuclear officials from addressing the conference, marking the first time this has happened at an opening session. IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi recently described the agency as "completely blind" regarding Iran's nuclear program since at least June 2025. US Energy Secretary Chris Wright is expected to deliver a stern warning to Tehran during the conference, urging it to fully cooperate with the IAEA and meet its safeguards obligations.
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