U.N. Nuclear Agency’s Board To Hold Emergency Meeting About U.S.-Israeli Strikes On Iran

VIENNA, February 28 (Reuters) – The board of directors of the UN nuclear watchdog the International Atomic Energy Agency will hold an emergency meeting at 9 a.m. (08:00 GMT) on Monday to discuss U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran on Saturday, officials said.

The meeting took place at the request of Russia.

Every board member can call a meeting. Monday’s emergency meeting will begin an hour before the long-scheduled quarterly board meeting, where Iran’s nuclear program is already on the agenda. He said there are diplomats no indicator Iran’s nuclear facilities were hit on Saturday.

(Reporting by François Murphy; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)