IAEA mandate 'verification, not political messaging', notes Iran

Published May 10, 2026 Updated May 10, 2026 04:15pm

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has stressed that the mandate of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was “verification, not political messaging about the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s missiles, or how Tehran should conduct itself”.

“When professional impartiality is compromised for political signalling or personal ambition, institutions erode their credibility — and, over time, their effectiveness as well,” the official wrote on X.

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