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Iran says committed to NPT, works with IAEA under own law
During his weekly presser Baqaei said that Tehran’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would be regulated by the law passed by the Iranian Parliament.
The legislation has required suspension of all cooperation with the nuclear agency following an unprovoked Israeli-US war on Iran in June, which used an earlier IAEA Board of Governors’ resolution as a pretext.
It has conditioned the resumption of cooperation on ensuring the safety and security of the country’s nuclear facilities and scientists.
The law has also demanded respect for Iran’s right to peaceful enrichment activities inside the country’s soil.
Citing the refueling of the Bushehr nuclear power plant and the monitoring of the Tehran research reactor’s performance, Baqaei said that some aspects of Iran’s cooperation with the UN agency were “routine collaborations” that served the country’s national interests.
Back in June, Israel launched an aggression against Iran, triggering a 12-day war that killed over 1000 people, including military commanders, nuclear scientists, and civilians.
The United States also entered the war by bombing three Iranian nuclear sites in a grave violation of international law.
Tehran accused the IAEA of effectively paving the way for the Israel-US attacks with a report on May 31 that led the 35-nation Board of Governors to declare Iran in breach of its non-proliferation obligations.