Israel is warning a “military option” could be required to stop Iran from building nuclear weapons and is looking to US President Donald Trump for help in ramping up pressure on the country, according to Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar.

Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami called for the International Atomic Energy Agency’s professional conduct without politicized approaches.

Eslami says IAEA monitors are present at Iranian nuclear facilities and continue to carry out daily inspections as per the agreed schedule.

Iran has accelerated its production of near weapons-grade uranium as tensions between Tehran and Washington rise after the election of US President Donald Trump, a report by the United Nations' nuclear watchdog seen by The Associated Press on Wednesday showed.