Iran has warned it will ramp up its nuclear activities after the United Nations nuclear watchdog’s 35-member board of governors adopted a resolution Thursday declaring it in breach of its non-proliferation obligations.

U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Friday he was ready to travel to Iran to assess the situation there after Israel carried out widespread military strikes that hit the sprawling nuclear complex at Natanz.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi told the United Nations Security Council on Friday that Israel's strike on an Iranian nuclear facility was causing "radioactive and chemical contamination.

Iran announced Thursday it will launch a new uranium enrichment facility after the United Nations nuclear watchdog determined the country was not in compliance with its nuclear obligations. The Iranian government issued a statement calling the resolution “politically motivated” and biased and saying it “has no choice but to respond.

The United Nations Security Council will meet later on Friday over Israel's strikes on Iran, diplomats said, at the request of Tehran. (Reporting by Michelle Nichols; editing by Susan Heavey) Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.