Iran doubling down on its promise to pursue peaceful nuclear programs

BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 22. Iran has always
pursued and is pursuing peaceful nuclear programs, Iranian Vice
President, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran
Mohammad Eslami told Iranian media in Moscow today, Trend reports.

According to him, Iran has complied with safeguards and the
requirements of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
within the framework of its approved programs.

Eslami pointed out that, all things considered, the IAEA didn’t
raise a peep about the Israeli and US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear
facilities.

“If the bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities under safeguards
and registered with the IAEA is not condemned by the agency, this
shows the influence of the opposing parties in the agency.

“Iran will continue its cooperation with the International
Atomic Energy Agency when it realizes that it is acting impartially
and in accordance with the new law approved by the Iranian
parliament,” he said.

To recall, after the Israeli and US military airstrikes on
Iranian nuclear facilities in June, Iran’s cooperation with the
IAEA was reduced to a minimum.

On July 2, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian approved the
implementation of the parliamentary law that effectively suspends
IAEA inspections. In accordance with regulatory frameworks, IAEA
inspectors are precluded from accessing Iranian territory unless
there is an affirmative endorsement from the Supreme National
Security Council affirming the integrity and safety of the nation’s
peaceful nuclear operations and installations.

On September 11, Araghchi and the Director General of the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, agreed in
the Egyptian capital, Cairo, to restore mutual relations and new
rules for cooperation after Tehran suspended all inspections of its
nuclear facilities.

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