Iran urges IAEA to condemn US strikes on nuclear sites

Iran must not be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas said Sunday, calling the matter a grave threat to international security.

“I urge all sides to step back, return to the negotiating table and prevent further escalation,” Kallas wrote on X.

EU foreign ministers will convene Monday to discuss the growing crisis, the Vice-President of the European Commission added.

40 missiles were launched in the 20th wave of attacks on Israel, including the first use of third-generation multiple-warhead Kheibar Shekan missiles, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Sunday.

"The missiles used had maneuverable warheads during descent, were guided until the moment of impact, and were equipped with various types of high-explosive and destructive warheads," IRGC said in a statement.

Major portions of Iran’s military capabilities remain unused, the IRGC also added, signaling further escalation potential.

Iran may legally withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) following US strikes on its nuclear sites, an Iranian lawmaker said Sunday.

The attacks on Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan constitute a “clear violation of international obligations,” Abbas Golroo, head of parliament’s foreign relations committee said, cited Article 10 of the NPT as grounds for exit.

The Islamic Republic would explore legal and international options in response, he added.

Under Article 10, a party may withdraw if it determines its supreme interests are jeopardized, with three months’ notice to other treaty members.

The strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities were the result of the Islamic Republic’s “catastrophic pursuit of nuclear weapons,” Iran's exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi said Sunday,

"Ali Khamenei and his crumbling terrorist regime have failed the nation,” he wrote on X.

“For the sake of the Iranian people, respond by stepping down,” he added, calling for a new chapter of peace and prosperity.

“The only sure way to achieve peace is for this regime to now end.”

Iran’s nuclear program poses a grave threat to international security, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday, urging Tehran to return to the negotiating table to help end the crisis.

“Iran can never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon,” Starmer said in a statement, adding that the United States had “taken action to alleviate that threat” with its overnight strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

"Situation in the middle east remains volatile and stability in the region is a priority," he said, adding that ensuring regional stability must remain an urgent international priority.