Marco Rubio condemns Iran threats against the director of AIEA Rafael Mariano Grossi

Secretary of state Marco Rubio According to Saturday, the alleged calls in Iran for the arrest and execution of the International Atomic Energy Agency (AIEA), the director general Rafael Mariano Grossi, are “unacceptable and should be condemned”.

Rubio’s warning came after the Vice-President of the Iranian Parliament, Hamid Reza Haji Babaei, prohibited fat and withdrew the surveillance of his nuclear installations, accusing Israel of having acquired “sensitive data to the facilities”, according to a report by Mehr News.

“We support the critical efforts of laea verification and monitoring in Iran and congratulate the director general and Laea for their dedication and their professionalism,” wrote Rubio in a post X. “We call Iran to provide for the security and security of the AIAA staff.”

The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Mariano Grossi, second on the left, and the deputy chief of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Behrouz Kamalvandi, on the far right, pose for a photo at the Natanz nuclear site in Isfahan, Iran, November 15, 2024. (Iran / Wana / Reuters atomic energy organization)

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Laea commented this week damage to Iranian nuclear installations, according to American air strikes on key nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.

While speaking about “the story of Fox News with Martha MacCallum“Grossi said that Isfahan and Natanz have been damaged, Natanz showing” very serious damage “in one of the centrifuge rooms where enrichment was carried out.

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Although a cease-fire agreement was concluded between Israel and Iran, Grossi allegedly alleged that 900 pounds of potentially enriched uranium had been taken to an old site near Isfahan.

“I must be very precise, Martha,” said Grosi. “We are the AIEA, so we do not speculate here. We have no information on the fate of this material.”

He said Iranian officials told him that they were taking protective measures, which could include moving the equipment.

The threats of assassination would have been made against the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (AIEA), Rafael Grossi. (Reuters / Leonhard Foeger / File photo)

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“My job is to try to see where this material is, because Iran has the obligation to report and report on all the material they have, and this will continue to be my work,” said Grosi.

President Donald Trump withdrew from the 2015 nuclear agreement that Tehran signed with the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, France, Germany and Russia in 2018, which prompted Iranian threats to withdraw cameras and limit access to his facilities.

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Rubio did not immediately respond to the request for comments from Fox News Digital.

Greg Wehner of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.