IAEA Chief Gets Police Protection as US-Iran Nuclear Tensions Rise

The International Atomic Energy Agency's Director-General Rafael Grossi is receiving special protection from Austria's elite Cobra police unit following unspecified threats. This security measure comes amid rising tensions over Iran's nuclear program and as European nations consider reimplementing United Nations sanctions on Iran. The protection was confirmed Wednesday by IAEA spokesman Fredrik Dahl, though the specific source of the threat was not disclosed.