IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi briefed reporters ahead of his presentation to the U.N. General Assembly, answering questions about Irans cooperation with safeguards, recent damage to Iranian nuclear infrastructure and its effects, North Koreas nuclear program, the use of AI and commercial analytic tools in safeguards work, safety at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, and his candidacy for U.N. secretary-general.