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Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei confirmed Wednesday the country’s nuclear facilities had been “badly damaged” in American strikes over the weekend.

UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday his top priority is getting his inspectors back to Iran’s nuclear facilities to assess the impact of US and Israeli military strikes and verify its stocks of enriched uranium.