Iran rejects certain points in IAEA report: Envoy
Iranian Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Reza Najafi has rejected certain points in the latest report by the UN nuclear agency about Iran’s atomic program.
Najafi said on Saturday that the recent IAEA report has “certain negative points,” including allegations about some studies pertaining to the development of nuclear weapons, which are rejected by Iran.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran, based on Article 9 of the roadmap [signed by Iran and the IAEA in July], will present its written comprehensive assessment of the IAEA director general’s report in the near future,” the Iranian ambassador said.
He emphasized that the report in general indicates no diversion in Iran’s nuclear activities and in fact rejects all allegations made over the past 12 years about Tehran’s intention to make a nuclear bomb, but said that certain claims in the report are not accepted.
In its latest report on Wednesday, the UN nuclear monitoring body said it has found no indications of the diversion of nuclear material for non-civilian objectives in Iran's nuclear program.
The report also alleged that activities related to the development of a nuclear explosive device in Iran's nuclear program "did not advance beyond feasibility and scientific studies, and the acquisition of certain relevant technical competences and capabilities."
The IAEA’s Board of Governors is set to hold a meeting on December 15 to make a final decision on Iran’s nuclear case. Tehran says it will implement a nuclear agreement signed with six world powers in July once the file is completely closed.
Iran and the P5+1 group of countries – the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China – managed to finalize the text of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in the Austrian capital, Vienna, on July 14.
On the same day, a roadmap for “the clarification of past and present outstanding issues” regarding Iran’s nuclear program was signed by IAEA chief Yukiya Amano and Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi in the Austrian capital.
Iran has repeatedly denied any attempt to develop nuclear weapons, saying it is banned based on Islamic teachings.
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