UAE expresses support for IAEA's role in promoting peaceful nuclear energy
The Emirati top diplomat expressed the UAE's support for the "important and pivotal role" played by the UN nuclear watchdog in promoting the use of peaceful nuclear energy technologies in achieving sustainable development, while "fully adhering to international standards of safety and non-proliferation. "
In early June, the UAE received the highest level of assurance granted by the IAEA for the third consecutive year, declaring that all nuclear material in the country is being used for peaceful purposes.
Grossi and Sheikh Abdullah also discussed the recent regional developments.
Saying it wanted to remove any chance of Tehran developing nuclear weapons, Israel launched attacks on Iran in mid-June, igniting a 12-day air war that the US eventually joined, launching more than a dozen strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites. Whether uranium stockpiles have been destroyed remains contested by different parties to the conflict.
Iran maintains that its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes only.
Grossi on Sunday raised doubts about how effective US strikes to destroy Tehran's nuclear programme have been, and said Iran could resume enriching uranium "within months."
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