TEHRAN – Iran announced Friday it had decided to postpone a resolution aimed at banning attacks and threats on nuclear facilities after noting that moves were made to counter illegal pressures and threats that the US had been shown at the IAEA General Assembly.
Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations had expressed that most member states were ready to support Iran’s resolutions, but many noted that they faced the threat of retaliation and encouraged a postponement to protect the integrity of the decision-making process.
On Thursday, permanent representatives of the international organisation in Vienna Reza Najafi worked on Iran’s proposed resolution calling for a ban on attacks on peaceful nuclear facilities. He revealed that while many IAEA countries have condemned Israel’s recent military action, some close ties with Iran and other co-sponsors reported being under “strong pressure and threat” from the US to withhold support.
According to Najafi, these states made it clear that their abstention did not reflect their true position. Instead, they appealed to Iran and its partners to postpone the progress of the resolution until next year’s general meeting.
Speaking on an agenda item entitled “Prohibition of all forms of attacks and threats on nuclear facilities based on agency protection measures” at the IAEA General Conference under the Iran proposed agenda item, Najafi condemns the “criminal conduct” of the US and Israel to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities and warns that violations of such violations will have serious consequences for international peace and security.
He emphasized that illegal military attacks on protected nuclear sites not only undermine the state’s legitimate rights to the peaceful use of nuclear energy, but also directly undermine the credibility of the institutional protection system system. “This is the most serious issue. The world must send a clear message that such illegal attacks are unacceptable and unacceptable,” Najafi said.
Najafi welcomed countries, particularly members of the non-aligned movement, denounced aggression and praised their responsible stance. He demanded that both the United States and Israel be held liable for “total violations” of international law and non-compulsory administrations.
He reminded the conference that the UN Charter expressly prohibits the threat or use of force, and emphasized that interpretation cannot justify planned military strikes at nuclear sites under the IAEA Safeguard. He added that such actions contradict both the IAEA General Assembly resolution and the 2010 NPT Review Conference, highlighting the ban on attacks on protected facilities.
“Operations in the face of such attacks cannot be identified with neutrality,” he warned. “It only normalizes illegal behavior and encourages its repetition. Peaceful nuclear facilities, to represent transparency and trust — will instead become military targets, putting the entire non-proliferation regime at a serious risk.”
Iran has repeatedly issued warnings at the International Forum on US and Israel’s violations of international law through military strikes at Iran’s nuclear facilities. Tehran argues that its nuclear program still created a dangerous precedent for other conflicts, claiming its nuclear program still remained peacefully and not held accountable risks to Washington and Tel Aviv.
The debate over the Iranian resolution was supported by the United States, including a strike against nuclear power amid growing tensions following Israel’s massive military attack on Iran in June.