IAEA inspectors visit Iran’s Natanz uranium enrichment site

European signatories to Iran’s nuclear deal express ‘grave concern’ over Iran’s decision to boost uranium enrichment.

Inspectors from the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog have visited Iran’s nuclear enrichment site at Natanz days after it was reportedly attacked in what Tehran has called an act of “sabotage”. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) did not comment on the extent of the damage from Sunday’s explosion, which knocked out electricity at the site in central Iran. Iran has blamed Israel for the blast at its key nuclear site, which came as Iran was continuing talks with world powers in Vienna over restoring the 2015 nuclear accord, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).