Argentina has condemned what it said were threats against UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi, an Argentine citizen, after Iran rejected his request to visit nuclear facilities bombed by Israel and the United States.

Tehran has accused Grossi of “betrayal of his duties” for not condemning the Israeli and US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites this month, and Iranian lawmakers voted to suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which he leads.

Argentina’s foreign ministry on Saturday expressed its support for Grossi, and said it “categorically condemns the threats against him coming from Iran.”

The ministry also urged Iranian authorities to guarantee the safety of the IAEA chief and his team, and “refrain from any action that could put them at risk,” according to a statement on social media platform X.

It did not specify what threats Grossi had received.

On Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on X that “Grossi’s insistence on visiting the bombed sites under the pretext of safeguards........

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