Iranian nuclear chief barred from UN meeting in Vienna
Iran 's top nuclear official was barred from attending a UN meeting in Vienna on Monday after pressure from the US . Mohammad Eslami, the head of Iran's nuclear energy organisation, had been due to address the meeting at the International Atomic Energy Agency 's headquarters in Austria. But Mr Eslami's entry was blocked due to his inclusion on a UN sanctions list. The measures in question had…
Iran's top nuclear official, Mohammad Eslami, was barred from attending a UN meeting in Vienna due to his inclusion on a UN sanctions list. The US had pressured Austria to deny Eslami's entry, despite the 2015 nuclear deal lifting the sanctions. Austria applied for a UN Security Council exemption, but it was rejected due to a lack of consensus.
The US ambassador to the IAEA confirmed the denial was based on urgent calls from the Trump administration. Iran protested the ban, calling it "completely unjustified" and politically motivated. Iran and Russia alleged the move was part of a broader effort to prevent Iranian officials from obtaining visas. The IAEA observed construction activity at a nuclear-related site in Iran, but Iran denies intentions of building a nuclear weapon.
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