TEHRAN – Iran’s top nuclear officials held in a statement strongly expressed as Director Rafael Grossi, Director of the IAEA, responsible for the “oscience” of the Israeli regime’s recent attack on the country.
Mohammad Eslami, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI), condemned Grossi on Thursday “the “repeated wild attacks by the Crime Zionist regime over Iran’s nuclear presence.”
Eslami said these attacks “are unfortunately functioning with the leadership, impact and support of three European countries, the US and Zionist regimes, despite repeated warnings about inaction, especially by the Governor’s Committee.”
A letter referring to previous communications dated June 13, 2025 (see: 30/30), detailed the scope of the Tel Aviv attack, particularly the strike against the Islamic Republic’s Arak Heavy Water Reactor on Thursday.
This formal threat of legal action against Grossi comes personally amidst Iran’s intense criticism of the IAEA director.
Earlier Thursday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeir Bakaei issued a statement saying that Glossy had “betrayed” the non-proliferation regime and that Oiaea will “make a partner in an unjust war of attack” by the Israeli regime.
Ali Larijani, an advisor to the leadership of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei, declared, “After the war is over, Rafael Grossi, Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), will take accountability.”
The Iranians have rejected Grossi’s recent CNN statement. He said, “We were not found in the Iranian elements to show that there was an aggressive and systematic plan for the construction of nuclear weapons.”
They argued for his overall politicized attitude, and the perceived bias of the IAEA Commission under Western/Israel influence directly enabled the regime’s attacks and conspired in a comprehensive manner with the resulting victims.
Elsewhere in his letter, Islam writes that Israel continues to attack sites such as Natanz and Fordor.
Eslami stressed that “these military attacks violated the Geneva Convention and its additional protocols, the IAEA Act, the United Nations Scientific Commission’s Framework on the Impact of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR), the Treaty on the Shortages of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), and the comprehensive commander of Iran, including IAEA Safety Standards and other relevant international documents.”
The letter concluded with a direct warning to Grossi. “It is clear that the Islamic Republic of Iran will take necessary steps to defend its rights of sovereignty, and will pursue appropriate legal action, particularly in regards to the omissions that your Excellency personally takes.”
Eslami demanded that Grossi “have to immediately end this inaction and condemn these actions that violate international regulations by the Zionist regime and fulfill your legal obligations.”