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Al Arabiya
44 minutes ago
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- Al Arabiya
Iran demands UN recognize Israel, US ‘responsibility' for war
Iran demanded that the United Nations recognize Israel and the United States as being to blame for their recent 12-day war, in a letter to the secretary-general published on Sunday. 'We officially request hereby that the Security Council recognize the Israeli regime and the United States as the initiators of the act of aggression and acknowledge their subsequent responsibility, including the payment of compensation and reparations,' Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote in the letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Developing
LBCI
an hour ago
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- LBCI
Argentina voices support for Grossi in face of Iranian "threats"
Buenos Aires expressed its support for Rafael Grossi, the Argentine head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), saying he is facing "threats" from Iran. In a statement published Saturday on X, Argentina's Foreign Ministry said: 'We express our unwavering support for the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, and strongly condemn the threats issued against him by Iran.' The statement came after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday denounced what he described as Grossi's 'malicious intentions.' AFP
The Guardian
3 hours ago
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- The Guardian
Iran will likely be able to produce enriched uranium ‘in a matter of months', IAEA chief says
The UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi says Iran likely will be able to begin to produce enriched uranium 'in a matter of months', despite damage to several nuclear facilities from US and Israeli attacks, CBS News said on Saturday. Israel launched a bombing campaign on Iranian nuclear and military sites on 13 June, saying it was aimed at keeping Iran from developing a nuclear weapon – an ambition the Islamic republic has consistently denied. The US subsequently bombed three key facilities used for Tehran's atomic program. Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, says the extent of the damage to the nuclear sites is 'serious', but the details are unknown. Donald Trump insisted Iran's nuclear program had been set back 'decades'. But Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said 'some is still standing.' 'They can have, you know, in a matter of months, I would say, a few cascades of centrifuges spinning and producing enriched uranium, or less than that,' Grossi said on Friday, according to a transcript of the interview released Saturday. Another key question is whether Iran was able to relocate some or all of its estimated 408.6kg (900lbs) stockpile of highly enriched uranium before the attacks. The uranium in question is enriched to 60% – above levels for civilian usage but still below weapons grade. That material, if further refined, would theoretically be sufficient to produce more than nine nuclear bombs. 'We don't know where this material could be,' Grossi admitted to CBS. 'So some could have been destroyed as part of the attack, but some could have been moved. So there has to be at some point a clarification.' For now, Iranian lawmakers voted to suspend cooperation with the IAEA and Tehran rejected Grossi's request for a visit to the damaged sites, especially Fordow, the main uranium enrichment facility. 'We need to be in a position to ascertain, to confirm what is there, and where is it and what happened,' Grossi said. In a separate interview with Fox News's Sunday Morning Futures program, Trump said he did not think the stockpile had been moved. 'It's a very hard thing to do plus we didn't give much notice,' the US president said, according to excerpts of the interview. 'They didn't move anything.' The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, on Saturday underscored Washington's support for 'the IAEA's critical verification and monitoring efforts in Iran,' commending Grossi and his agency for their 'dedication and professionalism.' The full Grossi interview will air on Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan on Sunday.
Khaleej Times
3 hours ago
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- Khaleej Times
Argentina condemns Iran's 'threats' against IAEA chief Grossi
Argentina has condemned what it said were threats against UN nuclear watchdog chief and Argentine Rafael Grossi after Iran rejected his request to visit nuclear facilities bombed by Israel and the US. Tehran has accused Grossi of "betrayal of his duties" for not condemning the Israeli and US strikes on Iran's nuclear sites this month, and Iranian lawmakers voted to suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) which he leads. Argentina's foreign ministry on Saturday expressed its support for Grossi, and said it "categorically condemns the threats against him coming from Iran." The ministry also urged Iranian authorities to guarantee the safety of the IAEA chief and his team, and "refrain from any action that could put them at risk," according to a statement on social media platform X. It did not specify what threats Grossi had received. On Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on X that "Grossi's insistence on visiting the bombed sites under the pretext of safeguards is meaningless and possibly even malign in intent." Iran has said it believes an IAEA resolution on June 12 that accused Iran of ignoring its nuclear obligations served as an "excuse" for the 12-day war Israel launched on June 13. Before the conflict, Iran enriched uranium to 60 per cent, above levels for civilian use but still below the 90 per cent needed to make an atomic weapon. Israel has said its bombing campaign on Iranian nuclear and military sites was aimed at keeping Iran from developing a nuclear weapon -- a goal Tehran has repeatedly denied. In an interview with CBS News that aired Saturday, Grossi said Iran likely will be able to begin to produce enriched uranium "in a matter of months," despite damage to several nuclear facilities from the recent strikes. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday offered Washington's support for the IAEA's work in Iran, and praised Grossi and the agency for their "dedication and professionalism."
LBCI
4 hours ago
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- LBCI
Grossi says Iran could resume uranium enrichment "within months"
IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said Saturday that Iran could resume enriched uranium production 'within months,' despite the damage inflicted on its nuclear facilities by U.S. and Israeli strikes, according to an interview with CBS News. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday that the damage to the country's nuclear sites after 12 days of war with Israel was 'significant,' while U.S. President Donald Trump claimed the Iranian nuclear program had been set back 'by decades.' However, in an interview with CBS News' Face the Nation, Grossi noted that 'some of it is still standing.' According to the transcript published Saturday, Grossi said: 'I would say they could, you know, within months, have a few cascades of centrifuges running to produce enriched uranium — or even less than that.' 'We don't know where these materials could be,' he added. 'So, perhaps some of it was destroyed in the attack, but some might have been moved. This must be clarified at some point.' AFP
