According to Xinhua News Agency, Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, stated on the 2nd that Iran has not found a systematic nuclear weapons manufacturing program. The United States and Israel may choose to attack Iran due to political considerations.
On March 2, in Vienna, Austria, IAEA Director General Grossi spoke at a special meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors.
At a press conference held that day, in response to a question about whether there was what he called "urgency" for the United States to launch an attack on Iran, Grossi said that, as he stated before the "12-Day War" broke out in June last year, "the International Atomic Energy Agency has not seen Iran have a systematic nuclear weapons manufacturing program. This is the assessment made by the International Atomic Energy Agency."
Grossi also added that "countries may have other information or have political considerations," but these are not things he can judge.
Regarding whether Iran's nuclear facilities were hit, the International Atomic Energy Agency's statement is inconsistent with Iran's. Iran's Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency Najafi said on the 2nd that the United States and Israel launched an air strike on Iran's Natanz nuclear facility on the 1st. However, Grossi said at the council meeting that day that there was no indication that Iran's nuclear facilities, including Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, Tehran Research Reactor or other nuclear fuel cycle facilities, had been damaged or attacked. The International Atomic Energy Agency is still contacting Iran's nuclear regulator through its Accident and Emergency Center and has yet to receive a reply.
Grossi pointed out that armed attacks on nuclear facilities should never happen, as such a move could lead to the leakage of radioactive materials, seriously affecting the attacked country and other countries. To prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and maintain the continued effectiveness of the global nuclear non-proliferation regime, all parties must return to diplomacy and negotiations.
