On Thursday, Iran called the International Atomic Energy Agency’s resolution criticizing its lack of cooperation “political and unconstructive”; a person familiar with the matter said Tehran would speed up production of centrifuges.
“Iran regrets the approval of the draft resolution proposed by the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Germany at the IAEA Board of Governors meeting today, which is a wrong and unconstructive political measure,” Iran’s foreign ministry said in a statement. .”
“The approval of the above-mentioned resolution is based on hasty and unbalanced reports by the Agency’s Director General and false and fabricated information by Zionist entities, in addition to weakening the Islamic Republic of Iran’s cooperation and dealings with the IAEA,” the ministry said in a statement. , with no results.”
Iran’s foreign ministry noted that “the agency’s non-constructive practices and the approval of the aforementioned resolution” prompted Iran to take “practical steps in return, including the installation of advanced centrifuges and the cessation of work on cameras outside the scope of safeguard procedures.”
The International Atomic Energy Agency recently released a report in which it concluded that Tehran had failed to provide adequate explanations for the discovery of traces of nuclear material at three unauthorized locations.
Russia’s envoy to Vienna said 30 of the 35 countries voted in favor, Russia and China opposed, and three abstained from India, Libya and Pakistan.
The U.S., Germany, France and the U.K. have submitted a draft resolution to the IAEA Board of Governors calling for Iran’s full cooperation and expressing deep concern over what it said was insufficient Iranian cooperation in safeguards at three questionable nuclear facilities.
new measures
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has announced new measures in response to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s move over Iran’s nuclear program.
As of Wednesday, surveillance cameras at an Iranian nuclear facility had stopped working, the group said. The group said the cameras were not part of Iran’s commitments under the safeguards agreement, explaining that more than 80 percent of the cameras covered by the agreement would continue to be used.
Reuters said it was informed of the contents of an IAEA report to member states that said the IAEA had verified that Iran had begun installing a new set of IR-6 advanced centrifuges at the Natanz nuclear power plant.
On the other hand, Tehran will speed up the production of centrifuges, according to a person familiar with the matter, quoted by ITA news agency.
Mohammad Reza Gabi, Iran’s representative to the IAEA, said the decision of the IAEA Board of Governors was regrettable and dealt a major blow to the agency’s credibility, and Tehran would respond strongly and appropriately.
Gaby added that countries pushing for a resolution against Iran would face consequences, explaining that the IAEA Board of Governors decision would not encourage Tehran to increase cooperation or prompt it to compromise.
He added that the allegations in the report of the agency’s director general, Grossi, were based on information fabricated by Israel, and expressed hope that the other side would honour its obligations to avoid further escalation.
Gaby stressed the need for the council to protect broad cooperation with Iran and support the nuclear deal, rather than act the other way around.