The UN atomic watchdog has no right to demand inspections of sites attacked by the United States and Israel during the June war, said head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Mohammad Eslami, stressing the need for a clear protocol to allow UN inspectors in such facilities.<\/p>\n
Speaking to reporters in Tehran, Eslami criticized the International Atomic Energy Agency\u2019s (IAEA) call for renewed inspections of three nuclear sites hit during the 12-day war, saying Tehran had already allowed inspectors to visit undamaged sites.<\/p>\n
On Monday, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi reiterated that Iran must allow inspectors access to the three key nuclear facilities that enrich uranium and that were hit by the US and Israel.<\/p>\n
Speaking to RIA Novosti, Grossi said: \u201cThe agency\u2019s activities in Iran are very limited. We are only allowed to access sites that were not hit.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe other three sites, Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan, are even more significant since they still contain substantial amount of nuclear material and equipment, and we need to return there,\u201d he urged.<\/p>\n
In another interview with Radio France International (RFI), Grossi said: \u201cContact with Iran remains in place. We haven\u2019t yet been able to restore cooperation to the required level, but I believe it is critically important.\u201d<\/p>\n
The dialogue continues through behind-the-scenes negotiations and confidential contacts, he added.<\/p>\n
In response to Grossi\u2019s demands, Eslami emphasized that inspections of facilities hit during the June war require a clear and defined protocol, reported the state-run ISNA agency.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe UN agency, which has issued no condemnation [regarding Israel and US attacks on Iran in June] and has no established guidelines, has no right to claim it intends to conduct inspections,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cPressure exerted on us under the influence of Israel, three European countries, and the United States has no impact on Iran. It is the agency that must answer to Iran and to the world,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n
Eslami also said that all of Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities are fully registered with and have been under IAEA supervision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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