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Rafael Grossi On Iran

The heads of the UN nuclear watchdog told the BBC that Iran’s decision to begin producing highly enriched uranium is “very costly”. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi said Iran was increasing its uranium enrichment stockpile to 60%, slightly below the purity level required for a nuclear weapon.

Many in the region will see this as a response to Tehran’s military and diplomatic setbacks in recent months in Syria, Lebanon, and Gaza. Mr Grossi said it was “no secret” that some politicians in Iran are calling for developing nuclear weapons – but after talks in Tehran in recent weeks he said it was “not the path of choice” for the current leadership. ” Was. Is”.

Mr Grossi was speaking on the sidelines of the Manama Dialogue conference in Bahrain organized by the London-based think tank International Institute for Strategic Studies. He warned Israel against attacking Iranian nuclear facilities, saying that the consequences would be “very serious indeed”, as Tehran would retaliate and the spread of radiation was also possible.

He also said that it is “extremely worrying” that more and more countries are considering acquiring nuclear weapons and that public conversations about their use have become “normalized”.

As a result, other countries began talking more about acquiring nuclear weapons.

“Some countries are saying: Well, why not us? If we see that we have a world … in which there are new conflicts, the big [countries] are saying that maybe they will use the nuclear weapons that they have.” Will do. If we can, maybe we should think about our safety.”