UN watchdog 'increasingly concerned' over Iran nuclear site
The IAEA has expressed serious concern regarding an Iranian nuclear facility that remains uninspected following regional conflicts. The agency lacks information on the site's contents and location, raising fears about potential nuclear proliferation.
Why it matters
The lack of transparency regarding Iran's nuclear program poses a significant risk to regional stability and international non-proliferation efforts.
Image source, EPA Image caption, The nuclear agency has not been able to inspect any sites attacked by the US and Israel last year
The UN's nuclear watchdog has said it is "increasingly concerned" about a nuclear facility in Iran which it has not been allowed to inspect.
Iran informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of plans to set up the uranium enrichment plant in the city of Isfahan a day before Israel began attacking its nuclear sites last June. The US joined the strikes later that month.
In a report seen by news agencies, the IAEA said it does not know the exact location or whether it contains nuclear material.
Since the start of the latest war, Iran has restricted IAEA inspectors' access to its nuclear sites, preventing the agency from verifying its enriched uranium stockpile.
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