Violence and destruction could reach unimaginable levels” if diplomacy is not pursued, said the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Trump claimed Iran’s nuclear facilities had been “obliterated,” but some Iranian officials downplayed the impact of the strikes – just as they did when Israel first struck Iran’s facilities on

The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog, IAEA, Rafael Mariano Grossi, said on Monday that given the explosive payload used at Iran’s underground nuclear facility at Fordow, and the extreme vibration-sensitive nature of centrifuges, "very significant damage" is expected to have occurred.