Vienna/Tehran, July 4 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency announced its official exit from Iran today, stating that its team of inspectors had safely departed from the country to return to its headquarters in Vienna, after Tehran suspended cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, reports Iran International.
In a statement on X, the agency said Director General Rafael Grossi had "reiterated the crucial importance" of holding talks with Iranian authorities to resume the IAEA's "indispensable" monitoring and verification work "as soon as possible."
The inspectors had remained in Tehran throughout the 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel, and provided details on the damage to the centrifuges in Iran's nuclear sites from Israeli ...