Tehran (EFE).- Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, described on Thursday the resolution passed by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors against his country as “illegal” and “political.”
He warned that it would cause some countries to withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
“The resolution against Iran adopted by the Board of Governors is illegal, lacks technical basis, is purely political, and is unacceptable. It bears the clear mark of pressure exerted by the United States and the Zionists,” Rezaei wrote on X.
“The IAEA’s politicized and destabilizing actions will push countries to withdraw from the NPT,” he continued.
As of Wednesday, the IAEA’s Board of Governors adopted a resolution criticizing Iran for failing to meet its nuclear non-proliferation obligations and referred the matter to the United Nations Security Council.
The text, presented in Vienna by the US, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom, urges Iran to “urgently” remedy its noncompliance with the IAEA Safeguards Agreement.
Since the Israeli and US attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities, Iran has restricted access for IAEA inspectors, who are still unable to determine the whereabouts of some 400 kilograms of highly enriched uranium, a material close to military-grade.
The resolution was approved by 23 of the 34 countries that have voting rights on the Board. The resolution stated that IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi must have access to the facilities to provide assurances regarding the accuracy and completeness of Iran’s declarations.
As of Thursday, the UN Security Council debated its sanctions against Iran’s nuclear program, despite opposition from Russia and China, who voted against the IAEA Board of Governors’ resolution.
It is the first time since 2006 that an IAEA Board of Governors resolution on Iran has been referred to the UN Security Council, where China and Russia, both of whom are Iran allies, hold veto power.EFE
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