Status of Iran’s Near-Bomb Grade Uranium Looms Over IAEA
Satellite view of the Isfahan enrichment facility following Israeli airstrikes in Iran, on Jun 14.
Source: Maxar Technologies/AP Photo
The United Nations atomic watchdog convened an emergency meeting to assess Israel’s attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities, along with their disruption on oversight of the Islamic Republic’s stockpile of near-bomb grade uranium.
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s board meets Monday in Vienna, just days after a divisive vote that found Iran in non-compliance with its legal obligations. Less than 24 hours after the resolution passed, Israel began bombing the Persian Gulf nation’s nuclear sites, assassinating scientists linked to the program and striking residential areas of its capital, Tehran.