Iran Nuclear Sites: IAEA Chief Blamed for Strikes – RT News
Iran Accuses IAEA Chief of Biasing Report Used in Israel Attack
Updated June 19, 2025
Tehran has accused International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi of distorting facts in a report that it says led to Israel’s military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. Iran calls the report a betrayal of the agency’s mandate.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei, in a statement posted on X, said Grossi issued a “biased report” that was used by the U.S. and three European countries to pass a resolution with “baseless allegations of non-compliance.”
Grossi reported earlier this month that “Iran is the only non-nuclear-weapon state in the world that is producing and accumulating uranium enriched to 60%.”
However, in a CNN interview, Grossi said UN inspectors have not found evidence that Iran was undertaking “a systematic effort to move into a nuclear weapon.”
“This is to late, Mr. Grossi,” Baqaei said, referring to the CNN comments. Baqaei added that the report “obscured this truth” and was “instrumentalized… to craft a resolution” that was later used by a “genocidal warmongering regime” to justify “an unlawful attack” on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
grossi’s report prompted the UN nuclear watchdog’s board to declare Iran in breach of its non-proliferation duties for the first time in 20 years. Nineteen of 35 IAEA member states backed the motion, including the U.S., U.K.,France,and Germany,citing Iran’s failure to explain undeclared nuclear material and growing uranium stockpiles.
Iran rejected the decision as “political” and said it will build a new enrichment site.
Russia has argued that the “biased, anti-Iranian” resolution paved the way for Israel’s attacks against Iran.
Baqaei said Grossi “betrayed the non-proliferation regime,” demanding accountability and warning that “misleading narratives have dire consequences.”
West Jerusalem has justified its ongoing attacks by claiming that Iran is on the brink of obtaining nuclear weapons. Tehran has denied the accusations, maintaining that its nuclear program is entirely peaceful.
Earlier this week, U.S. Senator Mark Warner, vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said U.S. intelligence agencies have not seen any evidence that iran is pursuing nuclear weapons – a position unchanged since thier last report in march.
What’s next
The international community will likely continue to monitor Iran’s nuclear program closely, with ongoing debates and potential further actions from the IAEA and other nations.