Tehran rejected a request to Rafael Grossi to visit nuclear facilities bombed by Israel and the United States during the conflict.
Iran has taken a clear stance towards the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and Foreign Minister Abbas Aragci immediately rejected Chief Rafael Grossi’s request to visit nuclear facilities bombed by Israel and the United States during the 12-day conflict earlier this month.
“Grossi’s claim to visit places that were bombed under the safeguard pretext is pointless and perhaps even deliberately malicious,” Araguchi said Monday. “Iran reserves the right to take steps to defend its interests, its people and sovereignty.”
In the tandem, Iranian President Masudo Pezeschkian told French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that Tehran had halted cooperation with the IAEA for what he called Grossi’s “destroying” actions against Iran, his office said.
“The lawsuits filed by members of Congress are a natural response to the unjust, constructive, destructive and destructive actions of the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency,” Pezeschkian told Macron over the phone, according to a statement from the president.
Al Jazeera’s resultsul Celder, reporting from Tehran, said the Iranian leader has made clear that the IAEA is an international organisation with defined responsibility, and that these responsibility is technical rather than political. However, he added, Tehran views the nuclear agency as “immeasurable.” [political] Pressure from Israel and the United States.”
Iranian lawmakers voted in favor of a bill suspending cooperation with the IAEA on Wednesday. It cited Israel’s June 13 attack on Iran and later attacks by the US at nuclear facilities.
A ceasefire between Iran and Israel took hold on June 24th.
Since the start of the conflict, Iranian officials have not only not condemned the strikes between Israel and the US, but have also been sharply criticizing the IAEA for passing a resolution on June 12 that denounced Tehran for not complying with its nuclear obligations the day before Israel was attacked.
“The rage of Iranian public opinion”
In the meantime, France, Germany and the UK have condemned the “threat” brought against Grossi.
“France, Germany and the UK condemn the threat to the Director of IAEA Rafael Grossi and repeat our full support for the agency,” Foreign Ministers Jeannoel Barott, Johann Wadeful and David Lamy said in a joint statement.
“We are calling on Iranian authorities to refrain from taking steps to stop working with the IAEA,” they added. “We urge Iran to immediately resume full cooperation in line with its legally binding obligations and take all necessary steps to ensure the safety and security of IAEA staff.”
None of the threats they are referring to, but the Iranian ultra-conservative Kaihan newspaper recently claimed that the documents had insisted that Grossi was an Israeli spy and should be executed.
Iran has argued that no threat has been raised to Glossy or to the agency’s inspectors.
During each weekly press conference, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeli Bagihai said the Iranian parliament’s decision to halt cooperation with the IAEA reflected “the concerns and rage of Iranian public opinion.”
He further criticised us and Europe’s authority for maintaining what he described as a “political approach” to Iran’s nuclear program.
At least 935 people have been killed during the recent conflict with Israel, Iranian judicial spokesman Asgal Jahangir said he cited the latest forensic data. The deceased included 132 women and 38 children, Jahangir added.
Meanwhile, a Qatar Foreign Ministry spokesman said the country is involved in efforts to reach an agreement on Iran’s nuclear issue and in assuring its return to escalation by all parties.
Pezeshkian has announced an official apology to Qatari people over a call to Emil Tamim Bin Hamad Altani in Qatar after targeting the Al Udeid Air Base, the largest US military base in the Middle East, he added.
