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Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi
The International Atomic Energy Agency announced that it had not received a notification from Iran to stop inspections of the country’s nuclear facilities.
“We understand the sadness, but at the same time it is clear that no one will benefit from reducing, limiting or stopping the work we do together,” Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said in a statement to AFP.
He added: “For our part, we continue with our work and we hope that this will be the case. As I said, I have not received any indication that the matter will be different.”
Iran accused the Israeli agency “Mossad” and the banned organization “Mujahideen Khalq” of carrying out a “complicated” operation using a “completely new” method to assassinate nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who was in mourning on Monday in ceremonies of his own. of the “martyrs” of the country.
Members of the Shura Council unanimously signed after a closed-door session on Sunday, a statement calling for a response to the killing, and to prevent inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency from entering the country’s facilities.
Commenting on the unanimous signing of the Iranian Shura Council members on a statement calling for IAEA inspectors not to enter the country’s facilities, Grossi noted that it is not the first time that Iranian parliamentarians have issued similar positions.
He stressed that the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency is indispensable more than ever and said: “We have to be present, we have to search. The Iranians have a nuclear program that is important and requires great efforts in terms of inspection.”
He added: “Without that, we would be in complete ignorance and suspicion and instability in the region would grow.”
Source: “France 24”
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