Tehran – Iran, joined by China, Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Belarus, has submitted a resolution to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) seeking a blanket ban on any form of attack or threat of attack on nuclear power and facilities under the IAEA Safeguard.
Esmaeir Bakaei, a spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced the move on social media platform X on Tuesday. This initiative was described as a necessary step in maintaining international law and defending the integrity of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
The resolution entitled “Prohibition of all forms of attack and threats of attack on nuclear sites and facilities under the IAEA Safeguard” emphasizes that all states enjoy an intransitable right to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. Furthermore, it emphasizes that the country is entitled to effective assurances against attacks or threats to affirmed facilities.
The draft also reaffirms that states must refrain from attacking or threatening peaceful nuclear facilities in other countries, highlighting the IAEA’s responsibility to ensure nuclear activities are free of disruption.
“These principles must be supported,” the spokesman said. It urged the international community to act firmly to prevent what he described as “legitimate” in global security and nuclear governance.
The proposed resolution recalls the previous decision by the UN Security Council and the IAEA to ban armed attacks on nuclear facilities, warning that such actions not only violate the UN Charter and international law, but also pose serious risks to human health, the environment, international peace and security.
The initiative accused Tehran of illegal and unstable following the attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities in June 2025.
On June 13, Israel carried out a ferocious attack, targeting protected nuclear facilities, killing many nuclear scientists, senior military commanders, and hundreds of civilians. Just a few days later, on June 22, the US took part in the attack, bombing nuclear sites in Iran’s Ford, Natanz and Isfahan, stating that Tehran is a clear violation of international law, the NPT and IAEA safeguards.