Iran Condemns IAEA Board's Anti-Iran Draft Resolution

In a post on his X account late on Tuesday, Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, condemned the move by the United States and three European Union countries—Britain, France, and Germany—at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors. He described the proposed anti-Iran draft resolution as a "dangerous attempt" to whitewash accountability for aggressors and criminals.

Gharibabadi stated that it has been documented by the IAEA that attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran's nuclear facilities halted the agency's verification activities and forced its inspectors to leave the country for security reasons. He argued that the United States now seeks to turn the consequences of its own illegal attacks into a case against the Islamic Republic. "This is an inversion of accountability. They strike safeguarded facilities, disrupt the verification procedures and jeopardize nuclear security, and then they exploit the Board of Governors to pressure Iran," he wrote.

The Iranian diplomat advised the Board of Governors to refrain from imposing the costs of aggression on the targeted country. He emphasized that drafting resolutions will not strengthen IAEA safeguards. Instead, he called for condemnation of aggression against safeguarded facilities, respect for the rights of member states, holding aggressors accountable, and restoring the agency's technical and impartial capacity.

The draft resolution demands that Tehran provide information on its enriched uranium stockpile and grant the UN nuclear agency access to Iranian nuclear sites. It is expected to be submitted for a vote this week to the Board of Governors. According to Mehr News Agency, the resolution is seen as a continuation of pressure tactics against Iran's peaceful nuclear program.