In a joint statement issued Thursday, the Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) strongly condemned the resolution passed by the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which was backed by the United States and three European countries.
The statement described the move as a politically motivated and legally unfounded exploitation of the IAEA’s Board of Governors, lacking any technical basis.
“Iran has always adhered to its safeguards obligations,” the statement said, emphasizing that none of the Agency's reports have cited any non-compliance or diversion in Iran’s nuclear materials or activities.
The U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors passed a resolution on Thursday declaring Iran in alleged breach of its non-proliferation obligations for the first time in almost 20 years, diplomats at the closed-door meeting said.
The political resolution was proposed by the United States and the European troika.
The statement added that while Iran regards the Agency’s report as entirely political and biased, these four countries have gone even further and drafted a resolution whose core contents contradict the same politicized report issued by the Director General.
Since these countries are pursuing their own political agendas and have found no ambiguity in Iran’s current nuclear activities, they have turned to allegations dating back more than 25 years, attempting to re-emphasize some of them—despite the fact that all such past claims were closed under the IAEA’s November 2015 resolution, it added.
These actions by the four countries are taking place while they remain silent on the fact that the Zionist regime is yet not a member of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and continues to develop weapons of mass destruction program, including nuclear weapons. They have also taken no action regarding the Israeli regime’s threats to attack the peaceful nuclear facilities of NPT member states, it reads.
On the other hand, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France have failed to fulfill their obligations under Article VI of the NPT concerning nuclear disarmament, while Germany continues to host these deadly and inhumane weapons.
"This move by the four countries completely undermines the credibility and reputation of the International Atomic Energy Agency and further exposes the political nature of this international body."
"Such political treatment of a country that has always abided by its commitments and maintained extensive cooperation with the Agency leads us to conclude that a policy of engagement and cooperation yields the opposite result."
"In this regard, we express our appreciation to the members of the Board of Governors who voted against or abstained from the resolution, and we condemn and denounce the political behavior of the countries that voted in favor of it."
"As we have stated previously, the Islamic Republic of Iran has no choice but to respond to this political resolution."
