Rubio condemns Iran's 'unacceptable' threats against IAEA director

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday disclosed alleged calls in Iran for the arrest and execution of International Atomic Resource Agency IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi are unacceptable and should be condemned Rubio's warning came after Iranian parliament vice speaker Hamid Reza Haji Babaei banned Grossi and removed surveillance from its nuclear facilities accusing Israel of acquiring sensitive facility statistics according to a assessment from Mehr news We patronage the lAEA's critical verification and monitoring efforts in Iran and commend the Director General and the lAEA for their dedication and professionalism Rubio wrote in an X post We call on Iran to provide for the safety and shield of IAEA personnel RUBIO SLAMS 'FALSE' INTELLIGENCE LEAKS DOWNPLAYING SUCCESS OF TRUMP'S IRAN STRIKESThe lAEA this week commented on damage at Iranian nuclear facilities following U S airstrikes on key nuclear sites in Iran including Fordow Natanz and Isfahan While speaking on Fox News The Story with Martha MacCallum Grossi noted Isfahan and Natanz were damaged with Natanz showing very serious damage in one of the centrifuge halls where enrichment was being performed IAEA DIRECTOR SAYS IRAN'S ENRICHED URANIUM CAN'T BE LOCATED FOLLOWING US MILITARY STRIKESThough a ceasefire agreement was made between Israel and Iran Grossi alleged pounds of potentially enriched uranium had been taken to an ancient site near Isfahan I have to be very precise Martha Grossi declared We are the IAEA so we are not speculating here We do not have information of the whereabouts of this material He claimed Iranian executives had described him they were taking protective measures which could include moving the material UN NUCLEAR CHIEF SAYS IRAN HAS MATERIAL TO BUILD BOMBS BUT NO PLAN TO DO SO My job is to try to see where is this material because Iran has an obligation to document and account for all the material that they have and this is going to continue to be my work Grossi commented President Donald Trump withdrew from the nuclear deal Tehran signed with the U S U K European Union France Germany and Russia in prompting Iranian threats to remove cameras and limit access to its facilities Rubio did not straightaway respond to Fox News Digital s request for comment Fox News Digital's Greg Wehner contributed to this summary