IAEA Passes Anti-Iran Nuclear Resolution
The IAEA Board of Governors adopted a resolution criticizing Iran's nuclear program, prompting strong reactions from Russia and Iran, which accused Western countries of using attacks on Iranian nuclear sites as a pretext for the resolution.
Consensus
- The IAEA Board of Governors adopted a resolution critical of Iran's nuclear program.
- The resolution was passed by a vote of 23 out of 34 members.
- Russia and Iran both strongly criticized the resolution.
- Iran stated it stopped allowing IAEA inspectors access to its nuclear sites after those sites were bombed by the U.S. and Israel.
- Iran claimed the resolution was politically motivated and based on false premises.
- Iran's officials stated they would not cooperate with inspections unless safety and circumstances allowed.
Points of divergence
- Russia's envoy in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, described the Western members' position as 'absolutely shameful' and said it was hard to control his reaction. — kommersant
- Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi stated that Western countries used the damage from attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities as justification for the resolution. — interfax
- Iran's parliamentarian Ebrahim Azizi called the resolution 'illegitimate' and claimed it demonstrated the lack of independence of the IAEA Board of Governors. — interfax
- Iran's first vice president Mohammad Reza Aref accused nuclear-armed states of hypocrisy, citing their role in Hiroshima and violations of the JCPOA. — interfax
- Iran's foreign ministry representative Ismail Baghaei called the move to refer Iran's nuclear issue to the UN Security Council 'contradictory and baseless'. — interfax
- Iran's envoy in Vienna, Reza Najafi, said the resolution was a 'political instrument'. — interfax
Coverage (3 sources)
- Russian Foreign Ministry criticized IAEA resolution on Iran — Коммерсантъ
- Iran condemns anti-Iran resolution adopted by IAEA Board of Governors — Интерфакс
- IAEA criticizes Iran for violating non-proliferation obligations — Интерфакс
Key entities
- Iran
- MACTE
- Russia
- USA
- Moscow
- INTERFAX.RU
- MID
- Venice
- Board of Directors
- Great Britain
- France
- China
- Britain
- Kazem Garibabad
- Mikhail Ulyanov
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