Iran to offer UN inspectors ‘less access’ to nuclear programme

Rafael Grossi speaks to the media after returning from Iran at the Vienna International Airport. Picture: Ronald Zak/AP

Iran will begin to offer United Nations inspectors “less access” to its nuclear programme as part of its campaign to put pressure on the West, the UN atomic watchdog’s chief has said.

Rafael Grossi’s comments came after an emergency trip to Iran in which he said the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reached a “technical understanding” with Tehran to continue to allow monitoring of its nuclear programme for up to three months.