Iran says peaceful nuclear activities based on technical needs under IAEA supervision

The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmaeil Baqaei has reacted to comments made by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi about Irans increased capability to produce enriched uranium up to 60 purity.

Answering journalists' questions regarding the issue, Baqaei said, “Mr. Grossi's remarks pointed to the confrontational and unconstructive moves of the three European countries and the US in the Board of Governors, where they proposed and passed a resolution against Iran without any logical justification or legal basis,” referring to Britain, Germany, and France.

 Highlighting Grossi's recent visit to Tehran and the agreements made to step up technical cooperation between Iran and the atomic agency, Baqaei noted, “Mr. Grossi came to Iran with initiatives, but it was the three European countries and the United States that, by pursuing a policy of pressure and abusing the Board of Governors, rendered the director general's efforts fruitless.”

 Baqaei emphasized that Iran's peaceful nuclear program is being pursued transparently and under the IAEA supervision within the framework of the Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement.

 He also noted that recent activities were carried out with precise information provided to the IAEA and are under constant supervision of the agency.