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Global consensus on anti-Iran resolutions at UNSC ‘gone’: Grossi
“We have to be reminded of the fact that until 2016 or 2017, resolutions at the UN Security Council on Iran were adopted by consensus without a vote, all right? And I think this question allows us to be reminded that that consensus is gone. And I don’t see it coming back, perhaps for a long, long time,” Grossi said in an interview published by the Council on Foreign Relations.
Emphasizing the complexity of efforts to end tensions between Iran and the United States, Grossi said the diplomatic path must continue and that sufficient time should be allowed to reach political solutions.
The IAEA chief also warned that any potential agreement on Iran's nuclear program would be essentially incomplete without a clear and effective role for the agency in the monitoring process, adding that parties could fall into an "illusion of reaching a deal."
He further stressed the need for the IAEA's involvement from the outset of any agreement, saying any mechanism established without the agency's oversight would lack the necessary effectiveness.
Grossi, who is a candidate for the presidency of the UN secretary-general, also said the inability to find "common ground" is not limited to the Iran case but reflects a broader structural crisis in the UN Security Council.