Iran responds to IAEA latest report on its nuclear program

In a joint statement issued on Saturday, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and the Iranian Foreign Ministry said that the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the United States have repeatedly violated their obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal, fully known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

"The allegations in the [IAEA] Director General’s current report are based on allegations of a few undeclared activities and locations relating to the past decades, while Iran has repeatedly stated that it has no undeclared nuclear sites or activities," the statement read.

"According to the fundamental principles of international law, there are no barriers or limitations to the enjoyment of the inherent and inalienable right to benefit from nuclear energy for peaceful purposes," it also noted.

"Iran's enrichment program is for peaceful purposes only, under full IAEA monitoring, fully transparent, and in accordance with the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement with the IAEA," it further read.

The Iranian bodies went on to note that the IAEA report is biased and politically motivated, adding that had the trio of European countries and the US acted based on justice, they would not have issued such an unfair and repetitive report. 

It continued to warn that, "If some countries intend to abuse Iran's cooperation and interactions with the IAEA and its transparent and trust-building approach in the IAEA's verification activities or the current report during the Board of Governors meeting, Iran will adopt and implement proportionate measures in response to such an approach, in order to protect the country's legitimate rights and interests, the consequences and responsibility of which will have to shouldered by those countries."/Mehr