IAEA chief says information obtained by Iran 'seems to refer' to Israeli nuclear research site
Source: Associated Press
IAEA chief says information obtained by Iran ‘seems to refer’ to Israeli nuclear research site
Alternate AP headline: IAEA chief suggests Iran stole documents from Israeli nuclear site
By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN
Updated 11:25 AM EDT, June 9, 2025
VIENNA (AP) — The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday that the information Iran claimed it seized regarding Israel’s nuclear program “seems to refer” to the country’s Soreq Nuclear Research Center, the first acknowledgment outside of Tehran of the theft.
The office of Israel’s prime minister had no immediate response on the remarks by IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, who spoke during a news conference in Vienna.
The alleged theft comes at a time of renewed tensions over Iran’s nuclear program, which enriches uranium a short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels and looks poised to reject a U.S. proposal over a possible deal on its atomic program.
“We have seen some reports in the press. We haven’t had any official communication about this,” Grossi told reporters. “In any case, this seems to refer to Soreq, which is a research facility which we inspect by the way. We don’t inspect other strategic parts of the program, but this part of the program we do inspect.”
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