"Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting in Tehran on Wednesday, Mohammad Eslami, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation, said Tehran would not permit inspections of facilities struck by the US until the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) establishes a clear framework for such visits, according to Iran's semiofficial Tasnim news agency. If there are established procedures for the post-war situation, the agency should announce them so that we can act accordingly, Eslami said."
"During a 12-day war with Israel in June, the US military bombed three major Iranian nuclear facilities Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan using bunker-buster munitions. More than 430 people were killed, and thousands more were wounded in the wave of attacks, according to Iran's Ministry of Health. The strikes followed Israel's surprise attack on Iran, which killed hundreds of Iranian civilians, including nuclear scientists, as well as senior military commanders, and targeted several nuclear programme-related sites."
Tehran rejected calls to allow inspections of nuclear facilities bombed during US attacks in June, insisting that the International Atomic Energy Agency must first define post-war procedures governing access to damaged sites. Mohammad Eslami, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation, demanded a clear, codified framework before permitting visits and said Iran formally communicated this requirement to the IAEA. During a 12-day war with Israel in June, US forces bombed Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan with bunker-buster munitions, causing over 430 deaths and thousands wounded according to Iran's health ministry. Iran expelled IAEA inspectors after accusing the agency of failing to condemn the strikes. Tehran denies seeking a nuclear weapon while Israel is widely believed to possess an undeclared arsenal.
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