In a joint statement issued Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Atomic Energy Agency (AEOI) of Iran strongly condemned the resolution passed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board of directors supported by the US and three European countries.
The statement described the move as politically motivated and legally unfounded exploitation of the IAEA board and lacks technical grounds.
“Iran has always complied with its obligation to protect,” the statement said, stressing that it did not cite violations or diversions in Iran’s nuclear material or activities.
The 35th Governor General’s Committee of the United Nations Nuclear Observatory passed a resolution on Thursday declaring Iran for the first time in nearly 20 years on breach of its non-proliferation obligation, a diplomat at the closed door council meeting said.
The political resolution was proposed by the US and European troika.
The statement said that while it considers Iran’s report to be completely political and biased, these four countries have gone further, with their central content drafting a resolution that contradicts the same politicized report issued by the director.
These countries pursue their own political agenda and, as they do not accept ambiguity in Iran’s current nuclear activity, have resorted to allegations more than 25 years ago and attempted to re-emphasize some of them.
These actions by the four countries are taking place while silent about the fact that the Zionist regime is not yet a member of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and continues to develop weapons of mass destruction programs, including nuclear weapons. They also read that they have not taken action regarding the Israeli regime’s threat to attack peaceful nuclear facilities in NPT countries.
Meanwhile, the US, UK and France have failed to fulfill their obligations under the NPT Article on nuclear disarmament, but Germany continues to host these deadly and inhuman weapons.
“This move by the four countries completely undermines the reliability and reputation of the International Atomic Energy Agency, further exposing the political nature of this international organization.”
“This political treatment of the country, which has always adhered to its commitments and maintained extensive cooperation with the institutions, leads to the opposition of its policies of engagement and cooperation.”
“In this regard, we express our gratitude to the members of the Governor’s Committee who opposed or abstained from the resolution, and condemn and condemn the political action of the country that voted in favor of it.”
“As mentioned earlier, the Islamic Republic of Iran has no choice but to respond to this political solution.”
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