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From the Liveblog of
Thursday, November 14, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, November 14, 2024
IAEA chief says Iranian ‘nuclear installations should not be attacked’
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi speaks during a joint press briefing with head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi says in Tehran that Iranian nuclear installations “should not be attacked.”
“I say this with regards to Iran… nuclear installations should not be attacked,” Grossi told a news conference after Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Monday that Iran was “more exposed than ever to strikes on its nuclear facilities.”
Israel is believed to have destroyed parts of Iran’s air defenses in a series of strikes in retaliation for an Iranian missile attack on Israel.
Israel reportedly held off attacking Iranian nuclear sites during the strikes due to pressure from the Biden administration.
Israel views Iran’s nuclear program as an existential threat.
