threatens

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Grossi said "military activity that threatens nuclear safety is unacceptable", according to a statement shared by the International Atomic Energy Agency on X, and called for "maximum military restraint".

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Rafael Grossi, the head of the UN's nuclear agency, condemned the attack and said on X that "military activity that threatens nuclear safety is unacceptable".

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

SYDNEY—The Australian government’s latest budget contains tentative steps toward long-awaited economic reform, while providing cost-of-living relief and boosting fuel security as the Iran war threatens international supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

“This is a serious political setback for Labour, but the market issue is whether this threatens fiscal credibility. So far, it does not,” Lale Akoner, global market analyst at eToro, said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

“Once back here, I too felt very saddened,” he tells them, “and had continued to feel the storm that threatens you also weighing upon me.”

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman