Iran Vows to Protect Its Rights in Response to ‘Flawed’ IAEA Resolution
Iran’s mission to the United Nations and other international organizations in Vienna says the Islamic Republic will protect its inalienable rights in response to a “flawed” resolution passed by the UN nuclear agency’s 35‑nation Board of Governors.
The resolution, submitted by the United States, Britain, France and Germany, was adopted with 21 votes in favor, three against (Russia, China and Niger) and 10 abstentions. Venezuela was reportedly not allowed to participate.
“Today, the Board of Governors adopted, with a shaky vote, another political resolution on Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities, devoid of the professionalism expected from a technical body,” the Iranian mission said in a statement.
It questioned how the IAEA can be trusted when it is “instrumentalized by warmongers” and rendered incapable of even expressing concern over the “most extensive unlawful armed attacks, unprecedented in its history, on peaceful safeguarded nuclear facilities of a member state.”
The statement noted that the resolution hypocritically supports a diplomatic solution while the US simultaneously engages in further acts of aggression against Iranian civilian infrastructure and promotes confrontation in other forums.
“A diplomatic solution needs a minimum of good faith.”
Iran, China, Russia condemn politicization
In a joint statement delivered during the board meeting, Iran, China and Russia said issues related to the implementation of Iran’s safeguards agreement are not connected to current conditions, given that the provisions of UN Security Council Resolution 2231 expired on October 18, 2025.
The three countries condemned repeated attacks on Iran’s safeguarded nuclear facilities and threats to continue military action, warning that such measures weaken the non‑proliferation regime and have created an unprecedented situation in the agency’s history.
They described the draft resolution as political, unconstructive and inappropriate under the current sensitive circumstances, warning that its adoption could weaken cooperation between Iran and the IAEA and damage ongoing diplomatic efforts.
Imposed wars and IAEA complicity
The resolution comes after two unprovoked US‑Israeli wars of aggression against Iran, in June 2025 and February 2026, that directly targeted IAEA‑monitored nuclear sites, including Natanz, Fordow, Isfahan and the Arak heavy water reactor.
Iran has repeatedly condemned the IAEA for its “dangerous and deliberate silence” over those attacks.
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has stressed that the agency’s demands frequently exceed Iran’s legal obligations under the NPT, and that the current “lack of access” cited by IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi stems directly from the damage inflicted by US‑Israeli strikes, which the agency has never once condemned.
“One cannot ignore the source of the disruption and then frame the consequences of that same disruption against Iran,” Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, said on Saturday.
Iran has reaffirmed its commitment to the NPT and its inalienable right to develop peaceful nuclear energy, while warning that sustainable solutions require an immediate halt to all attacks, removal of threats, and respect for the legitimate rights of member states.