‘Justification for aggression’: Iran condemns US-proposed draft IAEA resolution

Iran has strongly condemned Washington’s “ridiculous” attempt to justify aggression against the Islamic Republic by drafting a resolution to be submitted to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations in Vienna posted a statement on X on Tuesday, saying it was “ridiculous for the U.S., the aggressor, to submit a draft resolution to the Board of Governors on Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities.”

The resolution demands that Iran provide information on its enriched uranium stockpile and give the UN nuclear agency access to its nuclear sites.

The draft is expected to be submitted for a vote this week to the Board of Governors, which started meeting on Monday.

To be passed, the draft resolution needs to be approved by the 35-member IAEA Board of Governors.

“They are shedding crocodile tears for the problems created by themselves; imputing ‘non‑cooperation’ where their aggression has rendered materially, logically and legally impossible to implement safeguards in the so‑called ‘obliterated facilities’,” the statement read.

The mission noted that the US‑Israeli war of aggression against Iran, which began on February 28, has destroyed or severely damaged several Iranian nuclear sites, making IAEA access and verification impossible. Yet Washington now accuses Tehran of non‑cooperation.

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“The aggression and continuous threats that gave rise to the current exceptional circumstances have not ceased. Indeed, as recently as 7 June 2026, the very day on which the draft resolution was informally circulated in Vienna, the U.S. President publicly threatened to attack Iran’s nuclear sites again,” the statement said.

Iran’s mission warned that the United States is “begging for adoption of an unnecessary, provocative resolution by the Board, including for verification of the scope of destruction caused by their own aggression.”

“This looks like a pattern of justification for another aggression, as in June and November 2025.”

The United States and Israel launched the illegal, unprovoked war on Iran on February 28, assassinating the Leader of the Islamic Revolution and striking military and civilians sites, including nuclear facilities, schools and hospitals.

Despite a tentative Pakistan‑brokered ceasefire in place since early April, Washington has maintained a naval blockade and continued threats.

Tehran has declared that it will not accept any IAEA resolution that ignores the destruction caused by the US‑Israeli aggression.

On June 6, Iran denounced the IAEA for a report which, Tehran said, was a “tool of political pressure” through concerns over lack of access to Iranian nuclear sites.

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