UN nuclear watchdog calls emergency meeting on Monday over Iran attacks

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will convene an extraordinary meeting on Monday to discuss the situation in Iran following joint US-Israeli military strikes on the country, the UN nuclear watchdog said.

In a statement issued late Saturday, the Vienna-based agency said it would hold a “special session of the IAEA Board of Governors on matters related to military strikes of the United States and Israel against the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran” at Russia’s request.

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The meeting comes amid spiralling tensions in the Middle East after US and Israeli airstrikes on Saturday killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several top military officials, triggering missile attacks by Tehran on Israel and Gulf states and raising fears of a wider regional war.

US President Donald Trump warned Iran against further escalation, while Iranian leaders vowed retaliation, raising fears of a wider regional conflict.

Earlier on Saturday, the IAEA said it had detected no “radiological impact” from the US and Israeli strikes on Iran or from counterattacks in other countries in the region. However, it did not specify whether Iranian nuclear facilities had been directly targeted.

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“The IAEA is closely monitoring developments in the Middle East, and urges restraint to avoid any nuclear safety risks to people in the region,” the agency said in a post on X. “The IAEA is in permanent contact with countries in the region, so far no evidence of any radiological impact.”

The IAEA Board of Governors, which comprises 35 member states, oversees the agency’s work and can convene special sessions to address urgent matters related to nuclear safety and safeguards.