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Iran's Nuclear Chief Excluded from IAEA Conference Due to Travel Ban

Mohammad Eslami, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, was barred from attending the IAEA General Conference in Vienna, Austria, due to an international travel ban. This marks the first absence from the conference in years and signals worsening tensions between Iran and the West. The exclusion has drawn attention as a diplomatic escalation.

The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Eslami, is not expected to attend the IAEA General Conference in Vienna, Austria, according to multiple news outlets. The exclusion is attributed to a ban on international travel, as reported by an official briefed on the matter. This is the first time in years that Eslami has missed the conference, according to one source. The decision has been interpreted as a sign of deteriorating relations between Iran and the West, with some outlets noting that the US and Iran have resumed fighting after a fragile ceasefire collapsed.

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IndependentAl ArabiyaSep 14, 10:59 AM
Iran’s nuclear chief not expected to attend IAEA General Conference, official says - english.alarabiya.net

Iran’s nuclear chief not expected to attend IAEA General Conference, official says  english.alarabiya.net

IndependentAl ArabiyaSep 14, 10:59 AM
Iran’s nuclear chief not expected to attend IAEA General Conference, official says - Al Arabiya English

Iran’s nuclear chief not expected to attend IAEA General Conference, official says  Al Arabiya English

IndependentThe Times of IsraelSep 14, 07:51 AM
Iran's nuclear chief not expected to attend IAEA General Conference, official says - The Times of Israel

Iran's nuclear chief not expected to attend IAEA General Conference, official says The Times of Israel

IndependentKorea HeraldSep 14, 06:34 AM
Iran's nuclear chief not expected to attend IAEA General Conference, official says

VIENNA (AP) — The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization is not expected to attend the annual gathering of the UN nuclear watchdog’s member nations in Vienna for the first time in years because he is banned from international travel, an official briefed on the matter said. Mohammad Eslami’s exclusion from the IAEA conference is another sign of rapidly deteriorating relations between Iran and the West. The US and Iran have resumed fighting, on and off, after a fragile ceasefire collapsed in Ju

IndependentArab NewsSep 14, 04:00 AM
Iran’s nuclear chief not expected to attend IAEA General Conference, official says - Arab News

Iran’s nuclear chief not expected to attend IAEA General Conference, official says  Arab News

IndependentThe IndependentSep 14, 03:44 AM
Iran's nuclear chief not expected to attend IAEA General Conference, official says

The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization is not expected to attend the annual gathering of the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s member nations in Vienna for the first time in many years