Iran denies the IAEA access to attacked nuclear facilities. Minister Arákčí indicated that cooperation is not possible until an agreement is reached.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has declared that without the conclusion of a specific agreement, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will not be given access to the Iranian nuclear sites attacked during the recent war with Israel. TASR informs about it according to the AFP agency.
- Iran has refused to provide access to attacked nuclear sites.
- Minister Abbas Arákčí demands an agreement before cooperation with the IAEA.
- The IAEA approved a resolution urging the fulfillment of Iran’s obligations.
- Tehran gave inspectors access only to selected facilities.
- The resolution calls for Iran’s full cooperation based on its legal obligations.
“The facilities that were attacked have their own story and until a decision is made and a conclusion is reached between us, the IAEA and others, cooperation is not possible,” he said in an interview published on his Telegram channel on Thursday.
The IAEA adopted a new resolution
The conversation took place before the IAEA, as the UN’s nuclear watchdog, passed a resolution demanding access to the sites on Thursday. Arákčí did not give any details about the possible agreement.
Thursday’s resolution “urges Iran to comply fully and without delay with its legal obligations under UNSC (UN Security Council) resolutions and to provide full and prompt cooperation with the IAEA, including providing such information and access as the agency requests.”
Denied access to nuclear facilities
Since the 12-day war with Israel in June of this year, Tehran has not granted IAEA inspectors access to three nuclear facilities that were attacked by both Israel and the United States. However, he allowed them to visit other nuclear facilities.
