Iran pursuing peaceful nuclear program under IAEA supervision, says FM Spox

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei announced that the country’s nuclear program is merely for peaceful purposes and is proceeding under supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

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Date: 08 December 2024 - 10:12

TABNAK, Dec 08: His remarks came after the IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said on Friday that Iran is dramatically accelerating its enrichment of uranium to up to 60% purity.

The spokesman said that Grossi's remarks are a reference to the “confrontational and unconstructive” action by the US, the UK, France and Germany at the IAEA’s Board of Governors where they pushed for the approval of an anti-Iran resolution without any legal basis or logical justification.

Baghaei also referred to Grossi's visit to Tehran three weeks ago, during which Tehran and the IAEA agreed to strengthen technical cooperation.

The spokesman said that Grossi brought initiatives, but it was the US and those three European countries that caused the IAEA chief’s efforts to be fruitless through pursuing a policy of pressure and exploiting the Board of Governors.