IAEA chief worried about rising tension over Iran nuclear issue | World News, The Indian Express

IAEA chief worried about rising tension over Iran nuclear issue | World News, The Indian Express

By Reuters |Vienna |Published: June 10, 2019 5:37:45 pm

IAEA chief worried about rising tension over Iran nuclear issue

"I am worried about increasing tensions over the Iranian nuclear issue," International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano said in a speech to a meeting of the IAEA's 35-nation Board of Governors, one of its main decision-making bodies.

“I am worried about increasing tensions over the Iranian nuclear issue,” International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano said in a speech to a meeting of the IAEA’s 35-nation Board of Governors, one of its main decision-making bodies. [File]

The U.N. atomic watchdog’s chief said on Monday he was worried about rising tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme and called for de-escalation through dialogue, departing from his usual guarded language on the country.