The United States prevented Iran's nuclear chief from attending an annual International Atomic Energy Agency conference in Vienna on September 14, 2026, after US pressure on Austria. Iran summoned Austria's charge d'affaires in protest.
No BS check run yet — press ⚖ to extract this story's claims and verify them against independent sources.
Iran has summoned Austria's charge d’affaires in response to the decision.
Iran denounces Austria for blocking its nuclear chief from a meeting in Vienna AP News
Iran’s nuclear chief was blocked from attending an annual conference on Monday at the headquarters of the UN’s nuclear agency in Vienna after US pressure, both Washington and Tehran said. US Energy Secretary Chris Wright confirmed to reporters that Washington had applied pressure to stop Mohammad Eslami from entering Austria, saying “he’s a sanctioned individual and we don’t want sanctioned indivi