Rafael Grossi
“We are moving closer to a situation where there is a big, huge question mark about what they are doing and why they are doing it,” said IAEA director Rafael Grossi with regard to Iran’s nuclear program.
IAEA chief Rafael Grossi and Tehran agreed to continue dialogue under a March 2023 agreement.
Grossi’s visit comes at a time of heightened regional tensions in the wake of Iran’s direct attack on Israel.
There had recently been a rise in “loose talk” about nuclear weapons, including from Iran, IAEA chief Rafael Mariano Grossi said.
Citing “loose talk” about Iran possessing the components necessary for a nuclear weapon, the IAEA’s director-general called on Tehran to “please let me know what you have.”
“With today’s decision, Iran has effectively removed about one third of the core group of the Agency’s most experienced inspectors designated for Iran,” says IAEA Director Rafael Grossi.
Rafael Grossi was referring to Tehran’s obligations under the Joint Statement of March 4.
Assurances were made to U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi during his two-day visit to Tehran.
“2,500 years ago an enemy arose in Persia who sought to destroy the Jews. They did not succeed then, neither will they succeed today,” says the Israeli premier.
The U.N. nuclear watchdog has confirmed in a report that its inspectors found enriched uranium to 83.7 percent at Iran’s underground nuclear site in Fordow.
Rafael Grossi says no tangible progress has been made in bridging divides ahead of the upcoming release of the U.N. atomic watchdog’s quarterly reports.
Death toll of clashes between Iranian civilians and security forces rises following the death of an Iranian woman arrested over “failure to wear a veil.”
