Following the submission of an anti-Iran resolution by the European Troika (Germany, France, and the United Kingdom) and the United States to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Reza Najafi, Iran’s representative to the Agency, warned in an interview that should the resolution be adopted, Tehran’s response would be “very firm.”
Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported that in this interview, Najafi rejected the IAEA’s latest report on monitoring and verification of Iran’s nuclear program, stating that its conclusions are “lacking a solid and well-founded basis” and that “many of the issues raised in this report refer to past matters.”
Iran’s representative to the Agency said that the claim Iran is not fully cooperating with the IAEA is “unacceptable.”
According to Najafi, the resolution was introduced with “political motives.”
The European powers, together with the United States, on Tuesday (yesterday), submitted a resolution condemning what they described as “Iran’s failure to comply with its nuclear commitments” to the UN’s nuclear watchdog.
Diplomats who spoke with AFP stated that this move aims to increase pressure on Tehran.
According to diplomatic sources, the draft was submitted to the Agency on Tuesday evening and is considered the latest diplomatic effort by Western countries as part of years-long attempts to curb Iran’s nuclear activities.
The resolution is expected to be put to a vote on Wednesday evening.
