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Eslami: Inspection demands ‘unacceptable’ until IAEA codifies post-war rules
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Mohammad Eslami said until the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has not clarified the status of military aggression on a nuclear industry under its supervision, Tehran will not accept or respond to "irrelevant political pressure" to re-inspect bombed facilities, which he described as an attempt to "complete the enemy's operation."
“Iran has formally asked the IAEA to define and codify what procedures should apply if a nuclear industry registered with and monitored by the UN nuclear agency comes under military attack,” Eslami said.
“Until this issue is determined, political and psychological pressure and irrelevant follow-ups aimed at re-inspecting Iran’s bombed facilities and completing the enemy’s operations are unacceptable and will not be responded to.”
Eslami stated that if the IAEA considers war and military attacks acceptable, it should formally adopt a resolution declaring that the Israeli and American attacks on safeguarded nuclear facilities are permitted. However, if such actions are not permitted, the IAEA must condemn them and clarify what the post-war conditions are, he added.
Addressing Iran’s cooperation with the IAEA, Eslami said no country in history has cooperated with the UN nuclear agency as extensively as Iran.
He noted that the most comprehensive and extensive inspections ever conducted have targeted Iran’s nuclear industry, yet there has not been a single report by IAEA inspectors citing any non-compliance or deviation from safeguards standards.
Iran’s nuclear chief described the current political approach and maximum pressure campaign as an attempt to harm and weaken the Iranian people, stressing that such pressure holds no legitimacy and is ignored by Iran. Eslami reiterated that Iran’s nuclear activities are entirely peaceful and pursued in line with the country’s development.
Touching on recent remarks by IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, Eslami stated that such comments suggest Grossi is "playing a role in the enemy's roadmap." He also addressed the recent UN Security Council session, describing the reports and statements presented there as "completely unprofessional and illegal." Eslami noted that the duration of Resolution 2231 has expired, and even if parties intended to invoke it, they failed to follow its established legal procedures.
Eslami also underlined that attempts to justify the reimposition of previous UN Security Council sanctions under the pretext that Iran has not fulfilled its nuclear commitments were entirely rejected and unacceptable.
He added that China and Russia, as veto-wielding members of the Security Council, have also categorically dismissed this approach, declaring that the demand put forward by the three European countries and the US is invalid and unenforceable.