In an explanatory note submitted Wednesday in response to the latest report by IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, Iran’s mission to the agency pushed back against expectations for routine implementation of safeguards, arguing that such demands are unreasonable given the continued threats and hostilities targeting the country.
The note pointed out that the IAEA itself has previously suspended verification activities and withdrawn inspectors from Iran due to prevailing conditions, and criticized the Director General’s report for omitting references to the aggression against its nuclear facilities.
Iran further contended that current obstacles to safeguards implementation stem from unlawful actions by the United States and Israel, and that Tehran bears no responsibility for these impediments. The mission also rejected the legal basis for any claims concerning the revival of terminated UN Security Council resolutions.