Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, speaks to journalists during a press conference, shortly after the IAEA’s Board of Governors meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on June 9, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Thousands of sensitive documents on Israel’s nuclear program recently obtained by the Iranian intelligence reveal direct cooperation between Tel Aviv and the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, against Iran.
Iran's Arabic-language television news network al-Alam TV said in a report on Thursday that leaked documents revealed a major intelligence breakthrough against the Israeli regime.
The newly released documents show that the IAEA chief has been closely cooperating with Israeli officials and has carried out their directives and orders in full, the report said.
This raises questions over the neutrality and independence of the IAEA, it added
A recent report by the semi-official Fars news agency also said that the UN atomic agency had become a tool serving the interests of the Zionist regime.
“These documents clearly show that instead of playing a neutral role, the IAEA has become an instrument serving the objectives of the Zionist regime,” the news agency cited an informed source as saying.
The report noted that several top Iranian nuclear scientists ended up getting assassinated due to their names being disclosed by the IAEA.
The documents prove that “Iran’s official and confidential letters to the IAEA – containing sensitive information – were channeled to the espionage agencies of the Zionist regime through covert conduits,” it added.
The Islamic Republic's Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib earlier said that the transfer of this treasure trove required security measures.
“The transfer of this treasure trove was time-consuming and required security measures. Naturally, the transfer methods will remain confidential, but the documents should be unveiled soon,” the Islamic Republic's Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib recently told Iranian television.
“Talking of thousands of documents would be an understatement,” Khatib went on to say. The “vast collection of strategic and sensitive [Israeli] documents” includes “plans and data on [Israel’s] nuclear facilities,” according to the intelligence minister.
“They also include other documents about the relationship with the US, Europe, and other countries, as well as intelligence documents that would boost Iran’s offense power,” Khatib added.
The chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Hossein Salami, said the intel will provide Iran with an advantage in any missile attack on Israel.
Meanwhile, Tehran condemned an anti-Iran resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency, calling it another politically-motivated use of the board of governors.
The foreign ministry and the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) in a joint statement said the Islamic Republic has always stood by its commitments. It said the IAEA’s reports have time and again confirmed this.
The statement further said that Western countries undermine the IAEA’s credibility for their political ends.
It said the resolution is one-sided and has no technical or legal basis.
On Thursday, the UN nuclear watchdog approved the resolution, accusing Iran of non-compliance with the agency. The anti-Iran resolution was submitted on Tuesday by the US and the E3, namely France, the UK and Germany.
Mohammad Eslami, head of the AEOI, in remarks on Thursday, said the “anti-Iran” resolution adopted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors is aimed at pressuring Tehran into giving concessions.
