Anti-Iran resolution at Board of Governors meeting to fuel disputes
Europe’s choice; Cooperation or confrontation
By Ebrahim Beheshti
Staff writer
As the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) convenes for its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, all eyes are on Iran. IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi, who recently paid a visit to Tehran and met with Iranian officials, will present his quarterly report on Iran’s Safeguards related activities and its implementation of the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA.
However, rumors and media reports suggest that the European troika (the UK, France, and Germany) has drafted a resolution against Iran, which has sparked harsh criticism and warnings from Tehran. Mohammad Eslami, the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, explicitly warned during his meeting with Grossi in Tehran that, “Any resolution on Iran’s nuclear issue will be met with a swift response... Passing a resolution will naturally give us the right to take countermeasures.” Nevertheless, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian expressed Tehran’s readiness to cooperate and converge with the IAEA during his meeting with Grossi.
In recent days, media outlets and nuclear experts have highlighted two contrasting views on Grossi’s visit to Tehran. Some have interpreted the visit, which took place after Donald Trump’s re-election as US president, as a warning from the IAEA to Tehran, suggesting that Grossi presented the European troika’s draft resolution to Iran as a clear warning about the consequences of adopting the resolution.
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