{"id":"9ffac255-7413-4eb8-863d-8557945f933b","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3367485/us-blocks-irans-nuclear-chief-vienna-meeting","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"US blocks Iran’s nuclear chief from Vienna meeting","plainHeadline":"US blocks Iran's nuclear chief from attending Vienna IAEA conference","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Iranian nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami was blocked from entering Austria for the IAEA conference.","US pressure led to denying a sanctions waiver for Eslami, a sanctioned individual.","Austrian foreign ministry says the Security Council rejected the exemption due to lack of consensus.","Iranian official claims the US engaged in bullying political pressure at the event venue.","Iran summoned Austria's charge d'affaires in response to the visa denial."],"topics":["Politics","Energy"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-14T11:57:07.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-14T12:06:50.978Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/ed1d43fc-c653-416a-91cc-28a464dbc548","storyId":"ed1d43fc-c653-416a-91cc-28a464dbc548","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/09/14/00b0071e-67b6-4374-a424-0ae4503c39e0_fadfebfc.jpg?itok=hU9dbyx5&v=1789387014","author":"Agence France-Presse","dek":"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."}