Iran urges IAEA to remain ‘impartial’ despite US pressure
Iran’s permanent representative to Vienna-based international organizations has called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to remain “impartial” despite the pressure exerted by the US on the UN nuclear watchdog regarding Tehran’s nuclear activities.
Kazem Gharibabadi made the remarks in a post on his twitter account on Friday, three days after US Special Representative for Iran and Venezuela Elliott Abrams told the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) that Washington needs “coordination with the Europeans, particularly the British, French and Germans, who were involved in the negotiation with Iran in 2015, to keep the pressure on the IAEA.”
Gharibabadi attached to his tweet a statement delivered at the 2019 New Year Reception by then IAEA director general Yukiya Amano.
“Now, it is obvious that to whom the Late DG Amano was referring on 30 Jan 2019: If attempts are made to micro-manage or put pressure on the @iaeaorg in nuclear verification, that is counter-productive and extremely harmful,” the Iranian envoy wrote.
“The Agency shall remain independent, professional and impartial. We should all reject these pressures which are detrimental to the interests of whole international community,” he added.
Iran showed to the world the peaceful nature of its nuclear program by signing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with six world states — namely the US, Germany, France, Britain, Russia and China — in 2015. The nuclear deal was also ratified in the form of a UN Security Council Resolution 2231.
However, Washington’s exit in May 2018 and the subsequent reimposition of unilateral sanctions against Tehran left the future of the historic agreement in limbo.
Tehran remained fully compliant with the JCPOA for an entire year, waiting for the co-signatories to fulfill their end of the bargain by offsetting the impacts of Washington’s bans on the Iranian economy.
As the European parties failed to do so, Tehran moved in May 2019 to suspend its JCPOA commitments under Articles 26 and 36 of the agreement covering Tehran’s legal rights.
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