IAEA Chief Gets Special Police Protection over Threats as Deadline Approaches over Iran Sanctions
Rafael Grossi has been under continuous protection since June due to a credible threat linked to Iran amid disputes over nuclear inspections, Austria's Cobra unit said.
- IAEA Chief Rafael Grossi is receiving special police protection in Austria due to a confirmed threat.
- The International Atomic Energy Agency has reported that Grossi is being guarded by a Cobra unit from Austrian police, although the threat's source is unconfirmed.
- A spokesperson for the UN agency stated that they cannot confirm the specific origin of the threat.
- The Wall Street Journal mentioned a specific Iranian threat as the reason for Grossi's protection.
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Heikler Auftrag an der Officeren des Sonder Einsatzkommandos der Polizei: Due to death threats from Iran against the head of the International Atomic Agency based in Vienna, personal protectors watch around the clock over top diplomat Rafael Grossi. He is said to be a "spion of Israel". After the coordinated attack by Israel and the USA on Iranian nuclear facilities to prevent the construction of a nuclear bomb, since the summer also reigns betw…
TEHERÁN.- The Argentine Rafael Grossi, current director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is under a strong security operation in Vienna after a specific threat linked to sectors close to Iran was detected.The Austrian authorities adopted the measure after receiving intelligence information that warned of a possible attempt to attack the diplomat, who is also among the names mentioned as eventual successor of António Gute…

IAEA chief gets special police protection over threats as deadline approaches over Iran sanctions
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is receiving special police protection from Austria following a threat, the Vienna-based organization acknowledged Wednesday, as its inspectors reportedly returned to Iran to monitor a fuel transfer at the country’s sole nuclear power plant.
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