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Worried by hits on Iran nuclear sites, must never happen again: IAEA D-G Rafael Grossi

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Worried by hits on Iran nuclear sites, must never happen again: IAEA D-G Rafael Grossi

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi at the IAEA’s Board of Governors’ meeting at the agency’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria. File | Photo Credit: AFP Attacks like the one by U.S. and Israel on Iran’s Bushehr nuclear site must never happen again, and the world needs to discuss avoiding a…

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No sign Iran’s nuclear sites were hit, IAEA says, but Iran alleges one was

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No sign Iran’s nuclear sites were hit, IAEA says, but Iran alleges one was

A satellite imagery taken on January 30, 2026 shows a new roof over a previously destroyed building at Natanz nuclear site, Iran. Photo: 2026 PLANET LABS PBC/Handout via Reuters  The U.N. nuclear ​watchdog has no indication Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran ‌have hit any nuclear facilities, its chief Rafael ​Grossi told the agency’s Board…

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Nuclear talks: UN’s IAEA chief Rafael Grossi meets Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran

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Nuclear talks: UN’s IAEA chief Rafael Grossi meets Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (right) and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi pose for a photo before their meeting in Tehran, on November 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi met Iran’s top diplomat on Thursday (November 14, 2024) as he began crunch…

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Iran rebukes G7 statement over its nuclear programme escalation

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Iran rebukes G7 statement over its nuclear programme escalation

Last week, the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s 35-nation Board of Governors passed a resolution calling on Iran to step up cooperation with the watchdog and reverse its recent barring of inspectors. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran called upon the Group of Seven (G7) on June 16 to distance itself from “destructive policies of the past”, the…

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Iran expands nuclear capacities; faces criticism: IAEA

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Iran expands nuclear capacities; faces criticism: IAEA

File picture of the International Atomic Energy Agency flag at the organisation’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria | Photo Credit: AP Iran has started up new cascades of advanced centrifuges and plans to install others in the coming weeks after facing criticism over its nuclear programme, the United Nations’ atomic watchdog said Friday. The U.S. called…

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Austria expels two Russian diplomats for actions ‘incompatible with status’

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Austria expels two Russian diplomats for actions ‘incompatible with status’

Austria has declared two diplomats from the Russian embassy personae non gratae for actions “incompatible with their diplomatic status,” ordering them to leave the country within a week, Austria’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. The move brings to 11 the number of Russian diplomats Austria has expelled since 2020 in four separate rounds. It is…

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Transparency is ‘very important’: IAEA chief tells Japan during visit to examine Fukushima wastewater release

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Transparency is ‘very important’: IAEA chief tells Japan during visit to examine Fukushima wastewater release

International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Grossi attends a meeting with local officials and representatives from fishing and business groups in Iwaki, northeast of Tokyo, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The head of the U.N. atomic agency on March 12 emphasised to Japan’s government the importance of transparency in its ongoing discharges…

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IAEA head Grossi held ‘professional and frank’ talks with Russia’s Putin

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IAEA head Grossi held ‘professional and frank’ talks with Russia’s Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi and Director General of Russian nuclear company Rosatom Alexey Likhachev in Sochi, Russia, March 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi described his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin this…

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”Stop it!” United Nations’ nuclear chief pushes Iran to end block on international inspectors

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”Stop it!” United Nations’ nuclear chief pushes Iran to end block on international inspectors

U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United Nations (UN) nuclear chief on September 18 said he asked to meet Iran’s President on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly to try to reverse Tehran’s “uncalled for” ban on “a very sizable chunk” of the agency’s inspectors. Rafael Grossi stressed…

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