Parliament to Review Iran-IAEA Agreement Next Week
WANA (Sep 12) – The spokesman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission announced that the recent agreement between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), signed in Cairo, will be reviewed in next week’s session of the commission.
Ebrahim Rezaei said in an interview with Iran’s state-run News Network: “The agreement reached in Cairo between our Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi will definitely be under the supervision and monitoring of the Parliament and the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission.”
Rezaei stressed that the issue will be examined in detail at the commission’s first session, likely to be held next week. “What matters to the Parliament and is considered the red line of the commission is strict adherence to the recent law of the Majlis that mandates suspension of cooperation with the IAEA,” he said.
According to Rezaei, the law sets two conditions for resuming cooperation with the IAEA:
- Ensuring Iran’s national security, particularly the security of nuclear facilities and scientists, with confirmation by the Supreme National Security Council.
- Recognition of Iran’s nuclear rights by the IAEA.
He emphasized that Parliament is strongly insistent on these two conditions, noting that any negligence or failure to comply has been criminalized under the law.
Rezaei further stated: “As far as we know, the agreement did not specifically address access to nuclear facilities, and we insist that the IAEA should not inspect damaged sites.”
The commission spokesman also voiced distrust toward the agency, saying: “We are suspicious of the IAEA and have documented evidence that some of its inspectors acted as spies for certain intelligence services and transferred our information to enemies. Therefore, we will not allow them to once again access our facilities and prepare reports that are certainly against our national interests.”
He added that Iran expects threats against the country to be eliminated in return for concessions granted to the IAEA. “Discussions such as the ‘snapback mechanism,’ which were raised in the past, must be halted, and our nation should not face such threats again.”
Concluding his remarks, Rezaei said: “We will pursue all these issues in defense of the Iranian people’s interests. We will, God willing, prevent the enemy’s excessive demands. Just as we will support an honorable agreement that serves our national interests, we will also stand against any deal that does not.”
Finalization of Iran-IAEA Understanding. Social media / WANA News Agency
