Qalibaf: We will not allow the agency to complete the enemy's spy ring
Referring to the resolution of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors against Iran, the Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly said that the country will not allow the agency to "complete the intelligence and espionage ring of hostile countries."
Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, called the recent demands of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors on Iran "excessive" and said that Iran will stand up to them.
On June 19, the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency passed a resolution with 25 votes in favor, calling on Iran to immediately provide the Agency with access to all of the country's nuclear facilities.
Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said in a session of the Islamic Consultative Assembly on Sunday, July 5: "The Islamic Republic and the people's representatives will not allow the agency to have free rein and do whatever it wants and complete the intelligence and espionage ring of warring countries."
Qalibaf added: "We expect the government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to implement the policies that have been decided to reduce the JCPOA obligations."
Emphasizing the need to access the “two suspicious centers”
In its first resolution against Iran since the Hassan Rouhani government came to power, the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors demanded access to "two facilities suspected of nuclear activity."
Analysts say the two centers are sites in Abadeh and Turquzabad. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed in recent years that Iran has been conducting covert nuclear activities at these centers.
Iran condemned the resolution of the Board of Governors and said it would respond to it at the appropriate time. The Islamic Republic also called the agency's request to inspect "two suspicious facilities" based on "false and baseless claims by the enemies."
Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency believe that the Iranian government has prevented the international body from accessing these two sites and that "undeclared" activities have been carried out at these two centers.
Reuters had predicted in a report that the approval of the Board of Governors' resolution could increase pressure on Iran, causing it to finally comply with the request for inspections of these two facilities.
But China believes that this resolution could ultimately lead to action by the UN Security Council and the death of the JCPOA.
Iran has repeatedly denied any activity aimed at producing nuclear weapons and has described its nuclear activities as being for purely peaceful purposes.
Source: DW
