Review of Iran’s Draft Resolution at the Next IAEA Meeting

WANA (Sep 19) – Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced that discussion and action on Iran’s proposed resolution on the “prohibition of attacks against IAEA-safeguarded nuclear facilities” has been postponed to the agency’s next meeting.

On Thursday evening, September 18, in Vienna, Reza Najafi stated that several IAEA member states with close relations to Iran and other co-sponsors of the resolution had privately emphasized that they were under heavy pressure from the United States to withhold their support. According to him, these countries made clear that their abstention would not reflect their true position and asked Iran to defer consideration of the resolution to a later session.

Iran’s draft resolution, co-sponsored by Russia, China, Cuba, Nicaragua, Belarus, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe, calls for a ban on any attack or threat of attack against peaceful nuclear facilities. It is grounded in the United Nations Charter and IAEA regulations. The draft was introduced in response to recent attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities under IAEA safeguards, describing them as a serious violation of international law and a threat to global peace and security.

In his address to the IAEA General Conference, Najafi again condemned attacks attributed to the United States and Israel against Iran’s nuclear facilities, warning that global indifference toward such actions risks normalizing this behavior. He stressed: “No interpretation can justify premeditated attacks on IAEA-safeguarded nuclear facilities. These actions are a blatant violation of the UN Charter, IAEA resolutions, and binding commitments under the NPT.”

Reza Najafi, Iran’s representative to international organizations in Vienna . Social Media / WANA News AgencyIn his address to the IAEA General Conference, Najafi again condemned attacks attributed to the United States and Israel against Iran’s nuclear facilities, warning that global indifference toward such actions risks normalizing this behavior. He stressed: “No interpretation can justify premeditated attacks on IAEA-safeguarded nuclear facilities. These actions are a blatant violation of the UN Charter, IAEA resolutions, and binding commitments under the NPT.”

Iran’s Permanent Mission in Vienna also issued a statement noting that the principle of prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities has received broad support from many states, and with members’ agreement, the final review of the resolution has been deferred to the agency’s next session.