Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir-Saeid Iravani, in an interview with Al-Monitor published Thursday, stressed what the conditions were for Iran to allow the IAEA to resume its inspections in Iran. He underscored that Iran remains committed to peaceful resolution and its obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), seeking only the rights accorded to all responsible members, Mehr reported. “We seek neither more nor less than the rights accorded to every other NPT member,” he stated. “Under the NPT, every state is entitled to conduct research, to produce, and to make peaceful use of nuclear energy. Accordingly, we intend to exercise all three pillars of that right, particularly the right to domestic production.”
Iravani reiterated Iran’s openness to cooperation with regional countries on reactor safety and fuel supply within a consortium framework, but stressed this would be supplementary to Iran’s national program, Mehr further reports. Regarding potential confidence-building measures within a future agreement, Iravani indicated flexibility on managing stockpiles of enriched uranium, mirroring arrangements made under the JCPOA. “If an agreement is reached, this issue could also be resolvable,” he said, outlining options such as transferring material out of Iran in exchange for yellowcake or storing it domestically under the seal of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), contingent on final negotiated terms.
“If the IAEA acts in a non-discriminatory manner—by condemning the attacks carried out by the United States and Israel against Iran’s nuclear sites and facilities, referring the matter to the Security Council, and by securing the right of Iran under the NPT—then we would be prepared to reconsider the implementation of the law,” Iravani stated, describing the suspension as a message demanding accountability, not a withdrawal from the NPT.
