Since the collapse of the landmark nuclear deal in 2018, Iran has abandoned all limits on its nuclear activities and enriches uranium to up to 60% purity, which is near weapons-grade levels of 90%.
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00:00Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has cautioned against attacking
00:08Iranian nuclear installations, after Israel's defense chief suggested the possibility of
00:14striking them.
00:15He spoke in Tehran on Thursday with his Iranian counterpart, during a visit to the country
00:20aiming to restore his inspectors' access to its nuclear program.
00:24Nuclear facilities should not be subject to military attack.
00:30There can be very serious radiological consequences to such attacks.
00:36Iran abandoned all limits on its nuclear activities in 2018, after a deal that gave it sanctions
00:42relief in return for limits on its nuclear program was overturned by then-President Donald
00:47Trump.
00:49Sanctions are mounting after Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Monday that Iran
00:54is more exposed than ever to strikes on its nuclear facilities.
00:58If they take the path of cooperation, the Islamic Republic of Iran's counterpart is
01:04willing to cooperate.
01:05If they choose a different path, we will also take a different path in terms of our security
01:11and security goals.
01:18During his visit to Tehran, Grossi also met with the Iranian president and foreign minister.
01:24It was the IAEA chief's first trip to the city since the current Iranian government
01:28was launched earlier this year.