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Iran nuclear sites suffered 'enormous damage', IAEA chief tells RFI

This satellite taken on 24 June 2025 shows new airstrike craters at perimeter installation on Iran's Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, northeast of the city of Qom. © AFP

The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog says Iran’s nuclear sites have suffered major damage in recent Israeli airstrikes – but the country’s atomic programme is not completely destroyed. Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), told RFI he wants inspectors to return to Iran quickly, and warned that cutting ties with the agency could trigger a fresh crisis.

RFI: After 12 days of war between Israel and Iran, can you tell us if Iran’s nuclear programme has been destroyed?

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