Iran rejects inspections of bombed nuclear sites without IAEA framework
Iran says UN nuclear watchdog must first define ‘post-war conditions’ following US strikes on its nuclear facilities.

Iran says UN nuclear watchdog must first define ‘post-war conditions’ following US strikes on its nuclear facilities.








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Foreign minister says Iran has not been enriching uranium at any of its sites since Israel and the US bombed them.
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