TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has shied away from denouncing aggressive and illegal US attack on Iran’s Darkhovin Nuclear Power Plant which is still under construct...

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<article data-history-node-id="440468" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uae-condemns-drone-strike-near-nuclear-plant-dangerous-escalation" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uae-condemns-drone-strike-near-nuclear-plant-dangerous-escalation" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">UAE condemns drone strike near nuclear plant as ‘dangerous escalation’</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="90" data-start="0">The United Arab Emirates has condemned the drone strike that sparked a fire near the Barakah nuclear power plant in the west of the country, without assigning responsibility.</p> <p data-end="428" data-start="268">The Foreign Ministry described the incident as a “dangerous escalation” and an “unacceptable act of aggression” that poses a direct threat to national security.</p> <p data-end="535" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="430">It added that “no threat to security and sovereignty will be tolerated, regardless of the circumstances.”</p> </div> </div> </article>

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IAEA head urges 'utmost restraint' after strikes on Iran IAEA chief Rafael Grossi also said up to now his agency had "no indication" that any of the nuclear installations have been damaged or hit in Iran. The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) held an extraordinary session on Iran on Monday at the request of Russia, a key ally of Tehran, following the same request by Iran over the weekend.   "I reiterate my call on all parties to exercise maximum restraint to avoid further escalation," Grossi said in his statement, released by the IAEA, as he opened the closed-door session. "Iran and many other countries in the region that have been subjected to military attacks have operational nuclear power plants and nuclear research reactors, as well as associated fuel storage sites, increasing the threat to nuclear safety," he added. "Let me underline that the situation today is very concerning. We cannot rule out a possible radiological release with serious consequences, including the necessity to evacuate areas as large or larger than major cities," he said.

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<article data-history-node-id="443449" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iranian-parliament-speaker-says-iaea-barred-bombed-nuclear-sites" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iranian-parliament-speaker-says-iaea-barred-bombed-nuclear-sites" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Iranian parliament speaker says IAEA barred from bombed nuclear sites</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Iranian parliament speaker and negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says inspections of nuclear sites that have been bombed and damaged are "not allowed under any circumstances".</p> <p>Speaking to Iran's Student News Network, Ghalibaf said the International Atomic Energy Agency has only been granted access to two sites in Iran, including the Bushehr power plant.</p> <p>"The access is only to this extent and we are committed to it," he said.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Iran accuses UN nuclear watchdog of inaction, warns of risk from attacks Inaction by the UN nuclear watchdog "emboldens aggression" against nuclear facilities such as the Bushehr power plant, Iran's atomic energy chief Mohammad Eslami said on Monday in a letter addressed to the International Atomic Energy Agency's director. Eslami said Iran's only functioning nuclear power plant had so far been targeted four times, with the most recent attack in its vicinity on 4 April killing a security staff member and injuring others. He warned that such attacks could risk the release of radioactive material from an operating reactor and could have “irreparable consequences” for people, the environment and neighbouring countries. He described the attacks as a clear breach of international law, and criticised what he called the agency’s "lack of decisive action", saying mere expressions of concern were insufficient and would embolden further attacks. A picture taken on 10 November 2019 shows an Iranian flag at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant (AFP)

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