Mohammad Eslami, Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), made the remarks on Wednesday while speaking with reporters after a cabinet session in Tehran. His comments focused on Western-pushed demands by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for inspecting the Iranian nuclear sites that were damaged by US and Israeli airstrikes in June.
Eslami explained that Article 68 of the IAEA Safeguards sets guidelines for inspecting facilities damaged by natural disasters, not wars or military attacks.
If the IAEA approves of attacks on nuclear sites, it should formally state that such attacks are authorized. But if such strikes are not authorized, the Agency should condemn them and specify post-war conditions, he said.
“If there are established procedures for the post-war situation, the Agency should announce them so that we can act accordingly. But if there are none, our request—which we have formally communicated to them—is that it must be clearly defined and codified what steps should be taken if a nuclear facility that is registered with and under the Safeguards of the Agency comes under military attack,” said the Iranian official.
“Until this issue is clarified, political and psychological pressure, as well as irrelevant demands to re-inspect the bombed facilities and complete the enemy’s operations, will not be accepted and will receive no response,” he emphasized.
Eslami also stressed that Iran’s nuclear activities remain peaceful and are aimed at advancing the country.
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