Europe News Desk!! Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that he expects the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to take a professional approach to the Iranian nuclear issue. Raisi made the comments on Saturday during a meeting with IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi in the capital Tehran, according to a report on the president’s office website. The president said countries like Israel and the US use the nuclear issue as an excuse to put more pressure on the Iranian people, Xinhua news agency reported. Iran has had the highest level of cooperation with the IAEA, he said, hoping the agency will tell the truth about Iran’s nuclear program as well as the country’s commitment to its rules. Meanwhile, the IAEA chief expressed happiness over visiting Iran and meeting the country’s President, adding that the IAEA team led by himself had constructive and positive meetings with the Iranian side, according to reports. Grossi arrived in Tehran on Friday on a two-day visit, during which he also held talks with Mohammad Islami, chairman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdolahian. In recent months, the IAEA has criticized Iran for its lack of cooperation with the agency.
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