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Tehran slams Paris’s double standards over Iran’s nuclear program
His response came after a French representative at the August 6 meeting on the “Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction” accused Iran of worsening what it called a “proliferation crisis.”
“Such a baseless allegation is not only wholly irrelevant to the subject matter of the meeting... but also represents a deliberate distortion of facts,” Iravani wrote on Thursday.
“Iran’s nuclear program remains exclusively peaceful and fully transparent. Iran continues to honor its obligations under the NPT,” he added.
The ambassador condemned France’s selective concern. He pointed out that Paris, a nuclear-armed state and permanent member of the Security Council, has long failed to meet its own obligations under Article VI of the NPT—which requires disarmament—and has played a central role in enabling Israel’s clandestine nuclear weapons program. “It is deeply disappointing and hypocritical that France... voices concern over Iran’s peaceful nuclear program while ignoring its own long-standing role in undermining the non-proliferation regime,” the letter stated. “France remains silent on Israel’s nuclear arsenal, and has never called for its accession to the NPT.”
There is credible historical evidence that France played a significant role in helping Israel develop its nuclear capabilities during the 1950s and early 1960s.