"We will always say things as they are," Grossi tells reporters on the first day of a regular meeting in Vienna of the IAEA board of governors, days after Israel says decision to shut Iranian probes was political.
Secretary of State Blinken will visit Saudi Arabia this week, in part to discuss prospects for the Saudis joining the so-called "Abraham Accords" that were completed during the Trump administration between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco.
"The reality in our region is changing rapidly. We are not stagnating. We are adapting our combat doctrine and our possibilities for action in keeping with these changes and our goals, which are not changing," Netanyahu says at the meeting.
Local media in Italy indicate that Israeli and Italian intelligence officers involved in the tragedy were on a mission to prevent "hostile elements" from obtaining weapons.
The marriage of Crown Prince Hussein, 28, and Saudi architect Rajwa Alseif, 29, draws a star-studded guest list including Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate, as well as US First Lady Jill Biden.
The recent report by IAEA showing increased enrichment alongside statements saying Iran has provided answers on two probes surrounding undeclared activity have had Israeli decision-makers on edge.
The two confidential quarterly reports by the Vienna-based IAEA, distributed to member states of the organization, say inspectors no longer had questions on uranium particles found to be enriched to 83.7% at Iran's underground Fordo facility.
The recording shows Trump, who is seeking the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, understood he retained classified material after he left the White House in 2021, according to CNN.
The diplomat's comments take aim the Knesset’s partial repeal of a 2005 law banning Israelis from setting foot in the four communities in northern Samaria that were removed during the Disengagement Plan.
"Our message to Iran's enemies is that we will defend the country and its achievements. Our message to our friends is that we want to help regional stability," Iranian Defense Minister Mohammadreza Ashtiani says.
