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Jun 10, 2025
![Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria on June 9, 2025. [File: Joe Klamar/AFP]](https://i0.wp.com/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F85402500-49ad-4265-b49c-1c7c88f7c54a_770x513.jpeg?ssl=1 "Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria on June 9, 2025. [File: Joe Klamar/AFP]")
Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). See article for photo credits ~llaw
LLAW’s NUCLEAR WORLD NEWS TODAY and the GLOBAL RISKS & CONSEQUENCES TOMORROW
In My Opinion
It appears that negotiations to reach a nuclear use agreement between Iran and the USA are going to continue on despite all of the disgruntled threats and delays between the two nations, along with Israel in the middle apparently still salivating for war. “I told [Netanyahu] this would be inappropriate to do right now because we’re very close to a solution,” Trump said. Note that Trump said “solution”, not “agreement”, which could be two polar-opposing situations. We shall see . . .
Trump claims to have once again “told” Netanyahu to delay an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities because the negotiations are ongoing again. This has been going on back and forth since the 1st meeting, and I have to wonder how much longer the on-again-off again repetitions will go on without coming completely apart.
I will add that that Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), expresses in this article, his deep concerns about military force being able to successfully accomplish an attempt to stop Iran’s nuclear program(s).
My thoughts are that the talks will once again break down for the same or similar reasons that Trump has caused them to be of no avail in previous conferences. ~llaw
Israeli attack could drive Iran to seek nuclear weapons, IAEA chief warns
Head of nuclear watchdog warns Israeli strike may harden Iran’s resolve on nuclear arms as diplomacy stalls.
Published On 9 Jun 20259 Jun 2025
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has warned that an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities could push Tehran closer to developing nuclear weapons as indirect talks between the United States and Iran continue through Omani mediation.
Speaking to i24 News and The Jerusalem Post, Grossi said Iranian officials had cautioned him about the potential consequences of a strike.
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“A strike could potentially have an amalgamating effect, solidifying Iran’s determination – I will say it plainly – to pursue a nuclear weapon or withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons,” he said in an interview that was published on Monday.
Grossi added that he did not believe Israel would launch such an operation.
“But one thing is certain,” he said, “The [Iranian] programme runs wide and deep. And when I say ‘deep’, I mean it. Many of these facilities are extremely well-protected. Disrupting them would require overwhelming and devastating force.”
He made his comments as Iran prepares a counteroffer to a US proposal for a new nuclear deal.
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Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that the US offer lacked key elements and failed to address sanctions relief – a longstanding demand from Tehran.
He also criticised the IAEA’s latest report on Iran’s nuclear programme as “unbalanced”, accusing it of relying on “forged documents” from Israel. The IAEA had recently described Iran’s cooperation as “less than satisfactory”, particularly in clarifying past nuclear activities at undeclared locations.
The US and Iran are trying to strike a new nuclear deal after a 2015 agreement was abandoned by US President Donald Trump in 2018 during his first term.
Trump described Iran on Monday as a “tough” and skilled negotiator, as Washington continues indirect nuclear talks with Tehran.
“We’re doing a lot of work on Iran right now,” Trump said during a White House economic event. “It’s tough … They’re great negotiators.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed the two leaders spoke on Monday, with Trump assuring him that negotiations with Iran would continue later in the week.
In a surprise comment last week, Trump said he had warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to jeopardise the fragile negotiations.
“I told him this would be inappropriate to do right now because we’re very close to a solution,” Trump said.
It remains unclear when the next round of indirect negotiations will take place. Baghaei said talks are ongoing but did not give a date for the next meeting.
Source: Al Jazeera and news agencies
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