A Western statement calls on Iran to fulfill its obligations and cooperate with the IAEA, and Tehran responds
In a joint statement on Wednesday, the United States, Britain, France and Germany called on Iran to "fulfill its legal obligations and cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency," after the agency adopted a resolution criticizing Tehran's lack of cooperation with it.
In a joint statement, the foreign ministries of the four countries welcomed the decision of the International Atomic Energy Agency, which came "in response to Iran's insufficient cooperation" with it regarding "serious and unresolved safeguards" regarding its nuclear activities.
"If Iran does so, and the (IAEA) Director General can report that the safeguards issues, which are not resolved, are no longer pending, we will see no need for the Council to continue studying and taking action on those issues," the statement added.
For his part, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Twitter, Wednesday, that his country's response to the decision of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors is "strong and proportionate", and that those who presented the resolution are "responsible for the consequences."
Earlier on Wednesday, diplomats said in a closed-door meeting that the IAEA's 35-nation board of governors overwhelmingly approved a resolution criticizing Iran for not providing what explains the presence of uranium traces at three undisclosed sites.
This text presented by the United States and the three countries (Britain, France and Germany) is the first criticism of Tehran voted by the United Nations agency since June 2020, against the backdrop of accelerating Iran's nuclear program and halting negotiations aimed at reviving the 2015 agreement.
Thirty members approved the resolution, which Russia and China opposed, diplomats said, while India, Libya and Pakistan abstained.
During the discussions leading up to the vote, US Ambassador Laura Holgate said, "It is essential that Iran provide all information and documents that the Agency deems necessary to clarify and resolve these issues."
In response to criticism from Moscow and Beijing, she added, "We are not taking these steps to escalate the confrontation for political purposes. We are not looking for such an escalation," but rather for "credible explanations" to permanently close this file.
Before announcing the adoption of the resolution, Tehran took the initiative to stop the work of two cameras installed by the International Atomic Energy Agency to monitor its nuclear activities.
A spokesman for the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization, Behrouz Kamalvandi, who monitored the separation of the two cameras, said that Tehran "is studying other measures", hoping that the Westerners and the agency "will return to their senses and respond to Tehran's cooperation with cooperation."
Yesterday, Wednesday, the head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Eslami, confirmed that "Iran does not have any secret and unwritten nuclear activities and unidentified sites or activities... The documents that were submitted are forged, and it is a political step to put maximum pressure on Tehran," according to IRNA news agency. for news.
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