The International Atomic Energy Agency warns the Iran-Iran conflict threatens nuclear facilities, diplomacy | Israel Iran

Raphael Grossi. The head of the United Nations Nuclear Control Authority warns of the Israeli conflict with Iran “threatening lives” and risks nuclear repercussions.

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Ghosti, warned against escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran, now on the fourth day, serious risks to diplomacy and nuclear safety and urged all parties to exercise the maximum restraint.

Speaking in an emergency session of the United Nations Conservative Council on Monday in Vienna, General Manager Grosso confirmed that the region is at a critical turn.

Grossi said: “The military escalation threatens lives, and increases the opportunity of radioactive issuance with severe consequences for people and the environment, and delaying the indispensable work towards a diplomatic solution to ensure that Iran does not get a nuclear weapon.”

The statements of the President of the International Atomic Energy Agency came amid increasing concern that the conflict can constantly harm efforts to revive nuclear talks with Tehran, which was already tense by years of lack of confidence and the US President Donald Trump’s president in the 2015 nuclear agreement in which world powers mediated with Iran.

Damaged nuclear sites

Grossi also presented a technical update on the state of Iranian nuclear facilities after the Israeli bombing.

Natanz, the main uranium enrichment factory in Iran, was among the sites on Friday. While his underground section had succeeded in a direct strike, Grosu warned that vital equipment may have been damaged due to the power outage caused by the attack.

He pointed out that the levels of radiation outside the facility remained normal, decisively, there was no evidence of the spread of pollution beyond the site.

He said: “The level of radiological activity remained outside the Natanz site unchanged and at the normal levels, which indicates any external radioactive effect on the population or the environment of this event.”

In addition to Natanz, four nuclear facilities were also damaged in the province of Safan. However, the Fordow enrichment site, the Bushehr nuclear plant and a reactor still under construction are not affected.

Grosso said that members of the International Energy Agency remain on the ground in Iran and are ready to resume full monitoring as soon as the security situation allows.

At the same time, the Iranian government faces pressure at home to take a more difficult line. According to what was reported, a draft law in Parliament can be prepared for Iran to get out of the Non -Proliferation Treaty, a step that would deal with a severe blow to the universal non -proliferation efforts.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said that the legislation project is still in its early stages and will require coordination with legislators. He repeated Tehran’s long opposition to the development of nuclear weapons.