On Monday, the UN nuclear agency will convene in extraordinary session to discuss Iran.

VIENNA, Austria: In response to US-Israeli assaults on the Islamic republic, which were partially directed at Tehran’s atomic program, the UN nuclear agency will convene an unprecedented conference on Iran on Monday.

The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a statement late Saturday that Russia, a crucial ally of Tehran, had requested the meeting.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s top leader, was killed in the strikes, and Iran made the same request in a letter to IAEA chief Rafael Grossi on Saturday.

Accordingly, the IAEA said in a statement that it will convene a “special session of the IAEA Board of Governors on matters related to military strikes of the United States and Israel against the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran.”

The board, which represents 35 nations, will already have a session scheduled before that unusual meeting.

The IAEA stated after the strikes that it was “vigilantly observing events in the Middle East, and encourages moderation to prevent any nuclear safety hazards to individuals in the region.”

According to a confidential report seen by AFP, the UN nuclear watchdog also emphasized the “utmost urgency” of its request on Friday to check all nuclear material in Iran.

The Islamic state is accused of attempting to get nuclear weapons by Western nations, including the United States and Israel, Iran’s fiercest adversary.

Tehran insists on its right to use this technology for civilian purposes but denies having such military aspirations.