Tehran accused it of "carrying suspicious material" .. European concern and US anger over the withdrawal of Iran to adopt an international inspector

The European Union on Thursday expressed "deep concern" after an IAEA inspector incident last week in Iran that led to the withdrawal of its accreditation, in what the United States called a "blatant provocation", while Iran confirmed that the expert involved carried "suspicious substance."

In a statement delivered at a special meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), an EU representative said: "The EU is deeply concerned about the incident involving an IAEA inspector."

"As far as we know, the issue has been resolved, and we call on Iran to ensure the frequency of such incidents in the future," the statement said.

The statement reaffirmed "full confidence in the professionalism and impartiality of the inspectors," calling on Iran to "ensure that IAEA inspectors carry out their duties in line with the legally binding controls."

For its part, Iran said Thursday that the inspector had caused a "warning", raising concern about the possibility of possession of "suspicious substance."

Iran's Atomic Energy Organization said it had reported the incident to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and that the inspector's accreditation had been withdrawn. "The inspector left Iran for Vienna," the statement said, without specifying her nationality or the date of her departure.

Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Kazem Ghareeb Ebadi, told reporters after a meeting in Vienna that the inspector "sneaked" into the toilet while waiting for more thorough inspection after triggering the alert on October 28 during a routine inspection using a special chemical inspection device. It can detect a group of explosive materials containing nitrates.

He added that after her return the alarm did not sound again, but the authorities found contamination in the toilet, and later in her empty handbag during the search of her residence.

Iran said IAEA officials were present during all inspections. Gharib said the inspector left Iran on October 30 after what he called a "quick recall" to Vienna.

"Given the nature of the incident, Iran has formally asked the IAEA to remove the inspector from the list of designated inspectors," he said, adding that Tehran "cannot agree to any behavior or behavior that could interfere with the safety and security of its nuclear facilities."

The IAEA had no comment on the inspector's incident. "The detention of an IAEA inspector in Iran is a blatant provocation, and all members of the council must make clear from now on that such acts are totally unacceptable and will not be tolerated and should be entailed," said Jackie Walkcott, the US representative to the IAEA. With consequences. "

Ghareeb Ebadi denied the inspector's detention and said she was allowed to leave the country despite ongoing investigations into the incident.