Nuclear experts say the president’s rejection of the restrictive deal forced him to neutralize an Iranian threat of his own making.

Israel has struck nuclear facilities across Iran, including at Natanz, Isfahan, and Arak. It accuses Iran of seeking to build a nuclear bomb and threatening Israel's existence. Tehran says its nuclear program is for civilian energy purposes.

Rafael Grossi's claim contradicts President Trump, who insists Iran's nuclear capabilities have been "totally obliterated".

The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog says US strikes on Iran fell short of causing total damage to its nuclear program and that Tehran could restart enriching uranium “in a matter of months,” contradicting President Donald Trump’s claims the US set Tehran’s ambitions back by decades.

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi looks on during a doorstep with Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker, Austrian Vice-Chancellor Andreas Babler and Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger at the Austrian Chancellery in Vienna,