Gribabadi: Until this situation is permanently resolved, the war is not over, diplomatic understandings are reached, and the United States does not meet its obligations, it will not be possible to establish agency access to nuclear facilities.
Kazem Garibabadi, Deputy Minister of Legal and International Affairs:
The question must be raised regarding the Director General of the IAEA, why an international authority that should not be identified with any country, did not take any position regarding the attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities? The CEO of the agency had at least certain duties that we believe he did not fulfill.
In similar cases we saw that the agency used words like conviction. For example, on the issue of Ukraine's nuclear facilities, he took positions against Russia. But why didn't he condemn the attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities? These are the facilities that were under the supervision of the agency and according to this agency no small deviation was observed in their activity. How can the director general of the agency claim now that he does not have access to Iran's nuclear facilities and that he has no information about their status? What facility is he referring to exactly? The facilities that America has declared themselves as targets. What was the level of destruction of these facilities and what was the destructive power of the weapons used by America to damage Iran's nuclear equipment and facilities?
🔹 Is America going to design weapons with new power and capabilities and target similar facilities or new facilities in Iran? That should be the agency's goal, and if that is not the goal, its CEO should not be seeking access in the current situation and making political statements that he has no information about Iran's enriched materials or nuclear facilities that were subject to a ground attack. You have not performed the smallest duty towards this facility. It is natural that until this situation is resolved, the Islamic Republic of Iran cannot establish access to the agency.
We were subject to a ground attack and our national security and interests were at risk. From this point of view, the policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran towards the agency is also based on the same basis; That is, until this situation is permanently resolved, the war will not end, diplomatic understandings will be reached, and America will not fulfill its obligations; It will not be possible to establish agency access to nuclear facilities.
Of course this is one issue and the other issue is Iran's membership in the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). These days there are discussions about NPT in various circles. The Islamic Republic of Iran is still a member of this treaty and its membership is a separate issue.
Any decision the regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran makes regarding the NPT will be the basis for action. We are currently a member of that treaty, and the agency says Iran has obligations as a member of the NPT. Our answer is yes, we are members of this treaty, but these obligations are mutual. You also made a commitment to Iran that you didn't keep. Now, how can we establish your access to the facilities that America has designated for ground attack? This work is actually not possible in the current situation. This situation showed that the IAEA is a highly political institution.
Another point is the murder of Iran's nuclear scientists. Over the past few years, we have lost several of our most prominent scientists in assassination operations. In the past, the Israeli regime did not even have the courage to accept responsibility for these massacres, and we came to the conclusion that these actions were carried out by Israel based on evidence. But in the 12-day and 40-day wars, we witnessed Israel's clear assassination operations.
🔹 It is a serious question that how the specifications and information related to our nuclear scientists were provided to assassination agents? Some of this information may be related to the activities that the IAEA does. That's why you have to be very sensitive to these issues and also to the agency's requirement.
The scientists we lost were prominent figures in the nuclear field and provided valuable services in improving the level of science, technology and knowledge in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Ultimately, I know it is necessary to honor the memory and name of these dear victims in this program; Especially the supreme leader, the imam was killed, as well as commanders of armed militant forces who were killed during the war.