Deputy FM: No Deviation in Iran's Nuclear Program

Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Qaribabadi rulled out any deviation in the country’s peaceful nuclear activities, emphasizing that Tehran has had no undeclared nuclear materials or activities, nor does it possess any at present.
He dismissed a politically-motivated report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about Iran’s peaceful nuclear program, warning of appropriate response if certain states “abuse its patience”.He said the report is based on “a series of fabricated data provided by the Zionist regime” dating back to more than two decades ago, and is once again raising old “unsubstantiated issues” intended for “new political exploitation against Iran".All accusations about Iran’s past nuclear activities were terminated under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231, which formally endorsed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the official added.“Iran is neither pursuing nuclear weapons nor does it possess any undeclared nuclear materials or activities. Iran has hitherto remained committed to all of its obligations. The cost that Iran has borne has been for the sake of preserving its dignity, honor, progress, and steadfastness in the face of coercion and the hegemonic ambitions of certain powers,” he stressed.
The remarks came after the IAEA claimed in a confidential report to member states that Iran has failed to report its nuclear activities at three undeclared locations and raised concerns about Tehran’s stockpile of uranium enriched up to 60% purity.Highlighting the close interaction between Tehran and the IAEA, Iranian officials stated that most of the United Nations atomic agency’s inspections are carried out in the country.Iran has repeatedly declared that its nuclear program remains purely peaceful as always and that Tehran had no intention of developing nuclear weapons as a matter of an Islamic and state principal.
Qaribabadi also emphasized that the IAEA - under political pressure from certain states- has turned into a tool of pressure against Tehran.Expressing concerns about Iran’s nuclear materials and activities is a mere pretext to fabricate a contrived sense of alarm, particularly in a region where the nuke-armed Zionist regime remains outside all instruments of weapons of mass destruction disarmament treaties, he pointed out."So long as a country’s nuclear activities are under the IAEA’s monitoring, there is no cause for concern,” the deputy foreign minister further emphasized.
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