Bangladesh, April 18 -- In a recent statement, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General, Rafael Grossi, has refuted Israels assertions that Iran is mere weeks away from acquiring nuclear weapons. Grossi emphasized that the IAEA has found no evidence supporting the claim of an active nuclear weapons program in Iran.

The dispute arose following comments made by Israels UN envoy, Gilad Erdan, during a UN Security Council (UNSC) session last Sunday. Erdan had asserted that Irans “breakout time” to produce a nuclear arsenal was now “weeks, mere weeks.” He further criticized Iran as “a terror state responsible for global destruction,” urging the UNSC to contemplate the consequences if I...