UN Nuclear Watchdog's Emergency Hotline Gets Cold Shoulder From Tehran As US-Israel Strikes

Last Updated:July 01, 2025, 18:56 IST

Iranian lawmakers and the regime led by Khamenei during the strikes itself had said that they want to end ties with the IAEA, calling the UN nuclear watchdog an US stooge.

Iran has called Rafael Grossi, the IAEA chief, a stooge of the US and the country's 'Supreme Leader' Khamenei has said that Iran's nuke sites did not sustain damages the US claims it did. (IMAGE: REUTERS)

Iranian nuclear regulators have stopped responding to the United Nations’ atomic watchdog after formally ending access to inspectors last week, news agency Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.

The report citing UN nuclear watchdog’s official said Iran’s nuclear-safety body had been in direct contact with the Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Incident and Emergency Centre since it was activated on June 13, shortly after Israeli and US strikes targeted Iranian military and nuclear-linked sites. However, communication has now ceased, the report highlighted.

The move adds to growing international concern that Iran could resume enrichment activity at higher levels, especially after reports last week suggested visible signs of repair work at its Natanz facility, which houses advanced centrifuges.

Iran’s response follows airstrikes by the US and Israel earlier this month, which reportedly targeted command sites and infrastructure believed to support the country’s nuclear programme.

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