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The IAEA says it is examining Iran’s claim that the Natanz nuclear facility was struck, while director Rafael Grossi calls for military restraint to avoid a nuclear accident amid rising regional tensions.
Iran’s ambassador to the IAEA, Reza Najafi, accused the United States and Israel of carrying out airstrikes against Iran’s Natanz enrichment facility, a claim that clashes with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi’s statement that the agency has found no indication Iran’s nuclear facilities have been damaged. Najafi spoke at a Vienna Board of Governors session, calling Western accusations of Iran’s nuclear weapons ambitions a lie and urging condemnation of the strikes. The IAEA says it has had limited contact with Iranian authorities amid the conflict and has not detected abnormal radiation near borders; Natanz was previously attacked in 2020 by Israel with a U.S. follow-up strike. Iran maintains its enrichment program is peaceful.
Iran has issued a threat against Rafael Grossi, the head of the IAEA, amid rising tensions over Iran's nuclear program and its role in Middle East conflicts, with Iran accusing the agency of bias and complicity in regional conflicts.
IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi refuted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claim that Israel attacked an Iranian nuclear site at Parchin on October 26. Grossi stated that Parchin has not had nuclear activity for a long time, although it may have in the past. Israeli defense briefings also did not mention a nuclear facility strike, aligning with Grossi's assertion that the site is not considered a nuclear facility by the IAEA.