# Iran protests after US blocks nuclear chief from IAEA meeting

https://mins.news/en/item/58652

- CGTN, 2026-09-14 13:06 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-14/Iran-protests-as-US-prevents-its-nuclear-chief-attending-IAEA-meeting-1QraBBpY0F2/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Iran protested after the United States opposed a sanctions exemption that would have allowed nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami to attend the IAEA General Conference in Vienna. Austria said the exemption request was rejected and it had to deny him entry, while Washington said his participation could turn the proceedings into a propaganda platform.

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