Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei says that US attacks on the country’s nuclear facilities not only violate the UN Charter and international law, but also “reveal the United States’ deep-rooted enmity toward Iran’s scientific progress and technological development”.

Noting that Iran’s nuclear activities have been fully declared to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Baqaei adds that Washington’s obsessive focus on the facility at Kolang Kouh “is nothing more than a fabricated pretext for aggression, destruction, and sabotage”, adding that there is no activity taking place there.

“By the way, where is the Director General of the IAEA, who is also a candidate for UN Secretary-General?” he asks in a post on X.

“The Iranian people stand resolute and united, ready to confront with full strength any act of US hostility or violation of their country’s sovereignty and national security,” he adds.