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Beastly Boy

(13,283 posts) Fri Jun 27, 2025, 01:10 PM Jun 27

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Araqchi signals Iran may block UN visits to bombed nuclear sites [View all]

Source: Reuters

DUBAI, June 27 (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araqchi indicated on Friday that Tehran may reject any request by the head of UN nuclear watchdog the IAEA for visits to Iranian nuclear sites.

(IAEA head Rafael Grossi's) insistence on visiting the bombed sites under the pretext of safeguards is meaningless and possibly even malign in intent," Araqchi wrote in a post on X.

"Iran reserves the right to take any steps in defense of its interests, its people, and its sovereignty."

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/araqchi-signals-iran-may-block-un-visits-bombed-nuclear-sites-2025-06-27/

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Araqchi signals Iran may block UN visits to bombed nuclear sites [View all] Beastly Boy Jun 27 OP

Theyre trying to protect trump and hide the fact nothing was destroyed SSJVegeta Jun 27 #1

Iran is trying to protect Trump? FBaggins Jun 27 #2

Dunno SSJVegeta Jun 27 #3

Sorry - that doesn't make any sense FBaggins Jun 27 #4

Not true. Our own Intelligence said the same thing at first. SSJVegeta Jun 27 #5

I imagine that "no damage done" was for local consumption, and I doubt 14-30,000lbs bombs did "little damage" EX500rider Jun 27 #6

Yeah. The core question is whether Iran moved them. SSJVegeta Jun 27 #7

But moved the uranium or the centrifuges? I doubt anybody knows yet for sure EX500rider Jun 27 #8

Yup. Lots of unknowns. Heres a working link for BBC article. The last one wasnt apparently. SSJVegeta Jun 27 #9

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