Pakistan, July 5 -- Inspectors from the UN's nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy (IAEA), have safely departed Iran and returned to Vienna, according to an official statement from the . The IAEA is now calling for the urgent restoration of monitoring and verification activities in Iran, which were halted after Iran formally suspended cooperation last Wednesday.

The move comes in the wake of military attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, first by Israel and later by the United States last month. These strikes have significantly raised tensions and disrupted the long-standing inspection framework that ensured transparency over Iran's nuclear activities.

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi emphasized the importance of immediately ...