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The United Nations’ atomic bureau volition clasp an bonzer gathering connected Iran connected Monday (March 2, 2026) successful the aftermath of the U.S.-Israeli strikes connected the Islamic republic, aimed successful portion astatine Tehran’s atomic programme.
In a connection precocious connected Saturday (February 28), the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the gathering was astatine the petition of Russia, a cardinal state of Tehran.
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Iran had made the aforesaid petition successful a missive to IAEA main Rafael Grossi connected Saturday (February 28) pursuing the strikes, which led to the death of Iran’s ultimate person Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
As a result, the bureau volition clasp a “special league of the IAEA Board of Governors connected matters related to subject strikes of the United States and Israel against the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran”, the IAEA said successful a statement.
That bonzer gathering volition precede an already scheduled league of the board, which represents 35 countries.
Following the strikes, the IAEA said it was “closely monitoring developments successful the West Asia, and urges restraint to debar immoderate atomic information risks to radical successful the region”.
The U.N. atomic watchdog had besides stressed connected Friday (February 27) the “utmost urgency” of its petition to verify each atomic worldly successful Iran, according to a confidential study seen by AFP.
Western countries led by the United States and Israel, Iran’s arch-enemy, impeach the Islamic republic of seeking to get atomic weapons.
Tehran denies having specified subject ambitions, but insists connected its close to this exertion for civilian purposes.
