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IAEA warns Israel-Iran conflict threatens nuclear facilities, diplomacy

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi reports on Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear targets, including the Natanz nuclear complex, at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on June 16, 2025 [Elisabeth Mandl/Reuters]

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has warned that escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran, now in a fourth day, pose grave dangers to diplomacy and nuclear safety and has urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint.

Speaking at an emergency session of the United Nations nuclear watchdog’s Board of Governors on Monday in Vienna, Director General Grossi stressed that the region is at a critical juncture.

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