Lavrov says strikes on Iran undermined IAEA authority and nuclear nonproliferation

Addressing the General Assembly, Sergey Lavrov accused what he called "US and Israeli aggression" of targeting civilian infrastructure and "civilian nuclear infrastructure under IEA safeguards," and said those actions had "dealt an irreversible blow to the authority of the agency and the entire nuclear nonproliferation system."

Lavrov framed these assertions as part of a broader critique of Western double standards and called for measures to restore trust and a stable regional architecture in the Persian Gulf and nearby areas.