Will the IAEA say its inspectors have visited Iran's bombed nuclear sites before Sept 10?

The IAEA had not confirmed that its inspectors visited Iran's nuclear sites bombed by the U.S. and Israel, CNN reported September 10, 2026, describing disabled monitoring cameras and blocked access more than six months after the February 2026 strikes. Mohammad Eslami, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, said inspectors would not be permitted at the bombed facilities, accusing the IAEA of failing to condemn the strikes and calling the agency a tool for Iran's adversaries. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi told the agency's Board of Governors that Iran was not meeting its Non-Proliferation Treaty safeguards obligations and pressed for renewed access, but no visit to the struck facilities occurred by the deadline. Since the strikes, IAEA personnel have been limited to the Bushehr power plant, a rollback from a September 2025 framework that had briefly restored broader access. The standoff has left international monitors without a verified picture of Iran's enrichment stockpiles at the affected sites. The community was evenly split heading into resolution, with 50% predicting a "yes," reflecting genuine uncertainty about whether last-minute diplomacy might produce a breakthrough visit; none materialized by the September 10 deadline.