SAEDNEWS: The Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, stating that “the law suspending cooperation between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency is mandatory for us,” emphasized: The International Atomic Energy Agency and its Director General should have a general review of how to cooperate with Iran.
According to Saednews, During his weekly press conference of Esmail Baghaei, the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran said, "The US and the Zionist regime attacked Iran and this is a clear issue," and added: Our main demand from international institutions, including the UN Security Council, is to officially endorse this issue and take the necessary measures to hold them accountable for this aggression.
The inappropriate report of the IAEA Director General was one of the excuses for the military aggression of the Zionist regime and the US
Baghaei also said in response to a question regarding the performance of the International Atomic Energy Agency and its Director General in relation to the Iranian nuclear case: What we have always demanded is that the Director General of the IAEA act within the framework of his technical duties and responsibilities and avoid being influenced by some members of the Board of Governors and some members of the Agency.
He continued: The political approach of the US, three European countries and some other countries regarding the Iranian nuclear issue is undeniable and has become completely clear in these two decades.
Baghaei noted: Our expectation has always been for the Agency and the Director General to fulfill his responsibility, away from political atmosphere creation. We regret that our requests were not considered and that the report of the Agency and the Director General was an inappropriate report and one of the excuses for the military aggression of the Zionist regime and the United States.
He noted: This issue and issues related to the Agency's performance and the resolution of the Board of Governors should not distract us from the central issue, which is the illegality of the Zionist regime and the United States' action in attacking Iran's peaceful nuclear facilities, and what happened was an act of aggression.
A definite date for the negotiations between Iran, the European Union and the European E3 has not been determined
The Foreign Ministry spokesman also said in response to a question regarding the next round of negotiations between Iran, the European Union and the European E3: We do not yet have a definite date in this regard, and we will inform you about it when a final decision is made.
About 10 correspondences have been made with the UN Secretary-General and its relevant institutions regarding the attacks on Iran
He also stated that "the Zionist regime's attacks on Iran are an example of a war crime because this regime attacked Iran without any reason and caused the martyrdom of Iranian citizens," and said: So far, about 10 correspondences have been made with the UN Secretary-General and its relevant institutions regarding these attacks and the follow-up to these attacks, and three specific meetings have been held by the Security Council in this regard.
The parliamentary law on the suspension of cooperation between Iran and the IAEA is binding on us
The Foreign Ministry spokesman also said in response to a question regarding the parliamentary law on the suspension of cooperation between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency: As you know, the parliamentary law on the suspension of cooperation between Iran and the IAEA is binding on us, and in fact, this law reflects the concerns of our people regarding the developments of the past 2 weeks and the lack of an appropriate response by the International Atomic Energy Agency and its Director General to the attack by the Zionist regime and the United States on Iran's peaceful nuclear facilities and the assassination of our nuclear professors and scientists.
Stating that "the Director General of the Agency insists that cooperation between Iran and the Agency continue as usual," he said: The question he must answer is how, while Iran's nuclear facilities were attacked last Monday, we can provide the safety of inspectors, and on the other hand, we see that a country that is a member of the NPT and has fulfilled its obligations, the Agency and the Director General have remained silent in the face of attacks on its peaceful facilities and have even tried to justify these attacks with some reactions.
He added: The International Atomic Energy Agency and the Director General must have a general review of the way they cooperate with Iran.
Normalizing the crime itself creates the ground for the repetition of the crime and lawbreaking
The Foreign Ministry spokesperson also said in response to a question regarding the threat made against the Foreign Minister by one of the pages of the Zionist regime on the X social network: The nature of the Zionist regime is clear, it is necessary for the international community to keep in mind that the lawbreaking and gross violation of international laws and international law by the Zionist regime affects all countries, and there is an expectation that all international organizations will react to the crimes that this regime is committing in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran.
He emphasized: Normalizing the crime itself creates the ground for the repetition of the crime and lawbreaking.
The recent positions of German officials will create historical and eternal shame for this country
The Foreign Ministry spokesman also responded to a question about the recent positions of French and German officials regarding the US and Israeli aggression against Iran and their support for these aggressions, saying: The position taken by Germany and France regarding the Zionist regime's aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran is definitely unacceptable, especially the positions that have been raised by German officials in this regard in the past few days. I think it will create historical and eternal shame for Germany.
He added: The fact that you call blatant aggression a 'dirty job'; everyone who is familiar with German literature and the actions of Hitler and Nazi Germany knows what this word means. I never imagined that the German Chancellor would use the same language that was used to justify Hitler's racist actions.
The senior diplomat of the Islamic Republic of Iran noted: This is something that people with German culture and the world should definitely demand from German officials how they use this language to justify the actions of an aggressive, apartheid and genocidal regime.
He noted: For Iranians, it is a kind of rubbing salt in the wound because it reminds them of another dirty job that Saddam was given the mission to do, which was to use chemical weapons against the people of Iran and Iraq.
Baghaei emphasized: These unacceptable positions indicate that some countries, including Germany, have taken the reputation and status of the European Union hostage and are damaging the position of the European Union in international developments.
Trump's frequent fluctuations and changes in positions are not reliable
The Foreign Ministry spokesman said about Trump's claims regarding Iran sanctions and his contradictory positions in this regard: You have already witnessed similar cases where in the morning a discussion is raised, stating that such and such an action is going to be taken, and in the afternoon a new package of sanctions against Iran is imposed.
He added: These fluctuations and these frequent changes in positions, which we have witnessed in the past three to four months as a constant pattern of American behavior, are not reliable at all."
He emphasized: "We should look at these more in the context of psychological and media games than as a serious statement for dialogue or problem resolution.
This senior diplomat of the Islamic Republic of Iran noted: Let's not forget that at the height of a diplomatic process and while we were supposed to have the sixth round of negotiations two days later, the Zionist regime carried out its military aggression against Iran with the coordination and cooperation of the United States.
Detaining Iranian nationals in the US because of their nationality is unacceptable
The Foreign Ministry spokesman also said about the news published by an American media outlet that more than 100 Iranian nationals have been detained in the US recently: The detention of Iranian nationals in the US because of their nationality is unacceptable. The Iranian Interests Office in Washington is following up on this issue, and we have not yet heard any convincing explanation from the American side regarding the reason for this action.
He added: The action taken is racist and these people were arrested because of their nationality, and as I said, we are following up on this issue through the Iranian Interests Office in Washington and our consular department in the Foreign Ministry.
Many notes or messages between Iran and the US are exchanged through Switzerland
In response to a question about the bilateral relations between Iran and Switzerland and the type of activism of this country in recent developments in the region, the Foreign Ministry spokesman said: We have a good bilateral relationship with Switzerland. Switzerland is simultaneously the protector of American interests in Tehran and a communication channel between Iran and the United States. Many of the notes or messages that are to be exchanged between Iran and the United States are done through this channel, and this is not a new issue.
He added: Switzerland is simultaneously the custodian and trustee of humanitarian law conventions. This country hosts a series of international organizations and human rights meetings, and the natural expectation of the international community is that Switzerland will take a serious and clear role in relation to the gross violations of human rights and humanitarian law in our region.
Switzerland has not been very active in the context of the crimes in Gaza
This senior diplomat of the Islamic Republic of Iran noted: In the past 2 years, we have witnessed genocide in Gaza, and in the past 24 hours, nearly 90 innocent people were martyred in Gaza. The investigations we conducted show that Switzerland has not been very active in the context of the crimes in Gaza, and the positions it has taken, especially in relation to following up on cases of humanitarian rights violations, have not been successful, and even the resolution that was supposed to be passed in Geneva within the framework of following up on cases or implementing humanitarian rights did not come to fruition.
