The IAEA board demanded that Iran report its uranium stocks and grant inspectors access to facilities, and the UN nuclear agency called on Tehran to act constructively (timesofisrael; bangkokpost). Iran slammed the U.S.-backed IAEA resolution (bluesky) and warned the resolution could complicate cease‑fire talks (bluesky). Tehran also repudiated an IAEA report as a tool of political pressure (dawn).

Iran’s envoy denounced the resolution, saying it ignored Tehran’s ongoing cooperation with the nuclear watchdog (timesofisrael). Access to sites unaffected by war has been granted (timesofisrael). A confidential report seen by AFP said a lack of access to Iran’s nuclear material posed a proliferation concern (bangkokpost).

The IAEA chief said a very strong verification system is needed in Iran following the Middle East conflict to ensure Iran does not develop nuclear weapons (dailysabah). Iran must provide the IAEA with precise information on nuclear material accountancy and safeguarded nuclear (alarabiya). Iranian nuclear sites were bombed repeatedly during both conflicts (dawn).

Iran and Russia signed a $25 billion nuclear cooperation agreement to expand Tehran’s civilian nuclear infrastructure (algemeiner.com). The agreement deepens strategic ties between Iran and Russia even as negotiations with the United States continue over efforts to curb Iran’s nuclear activities (algemeiner.com). Iran’s ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, described the project as the most extensive nuclear cooperation ever launched between Tehran and Moscow, centered on the development of the Hormoz Nuclear Power Plant (algemeiner.com).