Today, Amir Said Irabani, ambassador to Iran and permanent representative of the United Nations, has wasted the opportunity to expand dialogue and consensus and initiatives to expand China, following the proposed resolution “at the Security Council meeting after failing to approve the ‘relief of sanctions against Iran’ due to pressure from the US and Europe.”
Here is the full text of Irabani’s speech at the United Nations:
Statement by
He is Amir Said Irabani
Ambassador and permanent representative
Iran’s Islamic Republic to the United Nations
In front of the UN Security Council
“implementation
Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015)
New York, September 19, 2025
In the name of God, the most compassionate and most merciful.
president,
First, let me express my deep gratitude to councillors, including Algeria, China, Pakistan and the Russian Federation, who rejected the politics of coercion and supported the principles of diplomacy, justice and law. Their vote today demonstrated a true commitment to diplomacy. Their position today sends a clear message. Disputes must be resolved through dialogue, not through blunt instruments of pressure and intimidation. They chose to stand on the right side of history.
president,
Iran’s position is clear and consistent. Resolution 2231 must be implemented as agreed upon. That timeline is not a proposal. They are binding commitments, painstaking commitments by this council and unanimously approved. E3’s attempts to reimpose sanctions that have already been terminated are not only baseless, but also a direct attack on international law and the credibility of the Security Council itself.
Resolution 2231 and the JCPOA were hard work after more than a decade of negotiations. They resolved all concerns about Iran’s nuclear program and confirmed its exclusively peaceful nature. Iran has led the transaction in full good faith. No other countries have been exposed to such strict and intrusive verification by the IAEA. We kept our words. The US, the E3/EU was not.
It was the United States that unilaterally tore the agreement in 2018. Following Washington’s lead and instructions quietly, it was E3 that failed to meet their duties. And now, in an impressive display of hypocrisy, they argue that they must be punished for measures taken only after many years of enduring the violation.
president,
We expressly reject the notification of E3 on August 28, 2025. It is procedurally invalid, politically motivated, and legally invalid. By bypassing the JCPOA’s conflict resolution mechanism, E3 shredded the very framework they claim to defend. What’s worse, a long party on material violations suddenly can’t present itself as a guardian of compliance. This is not legal or legal. It is opportunism, camouflaged as legality.
Iran’s corrective action was neither reckless nor one-sided. They were calibrated, transparent and perfectly matched with our rights under the JCPOA. Twisting these legitimate actions as a snapback pretext is to reward the offender and punish the compulsory. This is an evil inversion of justice that undermines the council itself.
president,
This tragedy unfolds against the backdrop of blatant attacks. Iran’s protected nuclear facilities were attacked openly, not secretly. The facility, which is under IAEA surveillance, was bombed in violation of all the principles of international law and the very foundations of non-compulsory regimes. Yet, instead of the blame, we are now witnessing silence and, worse, justification from the very provinces that are lectured on obligations to Iran. What are the double standards and clear evidence of hypocritical behavior?
Nevertheless, Iran did not abandon its diplomacy. In Cairo on September 9th, we are an important and forward-looking step to reaching understanding with the IAEA and resuming cooperation. But rather than seizing this opportunity, the US and E3 dismissed it, exposing the bay between their rhetoric and their true intentions. They talk about the dialogue while strangled it. They declare their support for diplomacy while threatening it.
This reckless step damages dialogue, rewards aggression, and sets a dangerous precedent.
E3 and the United States have worked with Israel to spread false claims that Iran’s nuclear program threatens peace and security. This is manufacturing. Iran does not violate JCPOA, NPT or its obligation to protect. Our nuclear program remains completely peaceful.
president,
Even the fairness of this council is compromised. Under pressure from certain permanent members, the presidency ignored the requirement to take into account the views of all participants, including Iran, Russia and China, before presenting today’s resolution. This requirement is stated explicitly in paragraph 11 of resolution 2231 and even in the President’s draft. However, in reality, the Council President ignored this language, violated the Council’s neutrality and effectively supported the E3 Notice by introducing the draft and asking for a vote, without ensuring that the position of China, Iran and Russia as the real participants of the JCPOA was formally reflected.
This was not a consensus building. It was forced. The outcome is a decision placed on the council and is not owned.
In conclusion, President, I would like to state Iran’s solid stance:
Action today is rushed, unnecessary and illegal. Iran is not aware of its obligation to implement it.
The responsibility for that serious outcome lies straight to the US and E3. E3 has created allegations against Iran, allowing Israeli criminal attacks on protected facilities.
Without consensus, the law weakens councils, undermines diplomacy and puts the non-proliferation regime at risk.
Iran’s nuclear program will not be destroyed by bombs, stopped by sanctions or diverted from its peaceful path. The door to diplomacy has not been closed, but Iran is Iran, and it decides who and what basis to engage with, not the enemy.
president,
Today, the Council is wasting opportunities for dialogue and consensus. Acting in good faith, Russia and China expanded resolution 2231 and presented a balanced initiative to maintain diplomacy.
Instead of embracing this path of reason, the US and E3 chose escalation, pressure and division. This contradiction between their rhetoric and actions once again proves that their true intentions are escalation rather than diplomacy. They must now be fully responsible for the crisis they have produced.
There is no doubt. Iran remains immobilized in defending its sovereignty, its rights and the peaceful nature of its nuclear program. You will not succumb to forcedness. You will not be threatened by illegal threats. And we do not allow this council to be misused as an instrument of fraud.
Thank you, President.
MNA/