Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs has called on the IAEA to “refrain from turning technical reports into tools of political pressure” if it wants to be part of a diplomatic solution.

“Safeguards are not strengthened by military action, threats, and resolution-making; they are strengthened by impartiality, adherence to international law, respect for state sovereignty, and explicit condemnation of attacks on facilities under agency monitoring,” Kazem Gharibabadi said on X.

“Sixth, one cannot bomb facilities under safeguards, eliminate the necessary access and safety for inspections, and then use the consequences of that very attack as ‘ambiguity’ against Iran,” he added.