Iran nuclear chief barred from Vienna IAEA conference after visa revoked

Iran's atomic energy chief Mohammad Eslami canceled his trip to the IAEA General Conference in Vienna on September 14, 2026, after Austria revoked his visa. Austria sought a UN travel-ban exemption for Eslami, but the U.S. objected under the no-objection rule. Eslami, listed under reimposed UN sanctions, had addressed the conference regularly since 2021.