No signs Iran rebuilding nuclear sites after US, Israeli strikes: IAEA chief
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi says there is no evidence Iran is repairing or reconstructing nuclear facilities damaged by US and Israeli strikes.
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AIInternational Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi said there are no indications that Iranian authorities have attempted to repair or rebuild nuclear facilities damaged by US and Israeli military strikes this year or last year.
His comments come amid expectations of further US strikes targeting Iranian nuclear sites and Israeli accusations that Iran is reconstructing its facilities.
Grossi told Al Arabiya, "Since June this year, we have not observed any activity to repair or rebuild any of the facilities damaged by military attacks in the past two years."
During a UN Security Council meeting, the IAEA chief called on Iran to grant international inspectors access to all nuclear sites, including those damaged by military strikes.
US President Donald Trump previously stated that one of the main reasons for the United States entering the war with Iran on February 28 was to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons, while also asserting that US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites in June had "completely destroyed" Iran's nuclear program.
It is noteworthy that the IAEA has been unable to verify the status of Iran's stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels since the US bombed Iranian nuclear sites last year.