A: Hey buddy, guess what's been happening?
B: What's up?

A: So, there was this UN meeting about Iran's nuclear power plant, right?
B: Oh yeah, I heard something like that.

A: Yeah! So, the UN boss asked everyone to give peace a chance amidst this Israel-Iran conflict.
B: Ah, I see. He said there's a trust gap with Iran but we can fix it through diplomacy.

A: Exactly! The guy running the International Atomic Energy Agency said that attacking their nuclear sites hasn't caused any public danger yet, but if they hit the operating Bushehr plant...
B: ...it could release a lot of radioactivity?

A: Right! He also said attacks on nuclear facilities should never happen.
B: Hmmm... Israel's guy said they won't apologize for hitting Iran's nuclear sites and they won't stop until the threat is gone.

A: Yep, that's what I heard. Iran says these attacks violate UN rules and their nuclear program is peaceful, plus it's under the world's most extensive inspections.
B: Sounds like a tense situation!
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The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said at a UN Security Council meeting that the Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran should not be attacked.



At the outset of the emergency meeting held on Friday at Iran's request, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on all the parties to "give peace a chance," amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.



Guterres said that while Iran has repeatedly stated that it is not seeking nuclear weapons, there is a "trust gap."



He went on to say that "the only way to bridge that gap is through diplomacy to establish a credible, comprehensive and verifiable solution."



IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi told the meeting that strikes on Iranian nuclear sites have not, so far, led to a radiological release affecting the public.



But he warned that a direct hit on the Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran, which is in operation, or a hit that disabled the lines supplying electricity to the plant, could result in a high release of radioactivity to the environment.



Grossi added that armed attacks on nuclear facilities should never take place.



Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon said, "We do not apologize for striking Iran's nuclear facilities." He also said, "We will not stop, not until Iran's nuclear threat is dismantled."



Iran's UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said Israeli attacks are in violation of the UN Charter and UN Security Council resolutions, and an assault on the global non-proliferation regime.



He also said Iran's nuclear program is peaceful, and under the world's most extensive IAEA inspections.