UN Nuclear Agency Warns of Possible Radiological Release Risk Amid Iran Strikes

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi addressed an emergency meeting of the organization in Vienna, Austria, on Mar. 2.
UN Nuclear Agency Warns of Possible Radiological Release Risk Amid Iran Strikes
Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi, in Vienna, Austria, on Jan. 30, 2026. Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that it could not rule out a “possible radiological release” in Iran, as a result of the ongoing U.S.–Israeli attack on the Islamic Republic on March 2.

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi made the announcement in a speech to the organization’s board of governors during an emergency meeting in Vienna, Austria.

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