Kazem Gharibabadi made the statement in a meeting with UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, in New York on Tuesday as they conferred about the Israeli-US aggression on Iranian soil last month and UN Security Council Resolution 2231, which endorsed the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPAO).
Pointing to regularly-issued reports by the IAEA on the Islamic Republic’s compliance with the JCPOA obligations, Gharibabadi said, “Not a single word about the diversion of Iran's nuclear program has been mentioned in any of these reports.”
Rejecting as baseless and repetitive the Israeli regime’s claims over the past three decades regarding Iran's attempt to acquire nuclear weapons, Gharibabadi said, “The Islamic Republic of Iran, based on religious principles and decrees, has never sought weapons of mass destruction. These claims are leveled while the Zionist regime is not a member of any disarmament treaties for weapons of mass destruction and is equipped with all types of such weapons.”
The Iranian diplomat also rebuked the double standards of international institutions, including the United Nations, demanding that the world body play a more effective and impartial role in addressing the acts of aggression committed by the US and Israel against the Islamic Republic.
“Nations expect the secretary-general of the United Nations to take a clear and explicit stance against such crimes and condemn them, rather than merely expressing concern and calling for restraint,” he said.
Gharibabadi voiced optimism that these facts and concerns will be seriously reflected in future reports and positions of the UN Secretariat, as well as in upcoming meetings.
DiCarlo, for his part, expressed hope for further talks between Iran and other JCPOA parties, emphasizing the United Nations' support for the continuation of the diplomatic process.
“Despite existing challenges, the United Nations still considers diplomacy the only possible solution for overcoming crises,” she added.
The Israeli regime launched an aggression on Iran’s military and civilian infrastructure on June 13 that killed nearly 1,100 people, including women and children, as well as a dozen top military brass.
The US, which had been in talks with Tehran about its nuclear program since April, joined the war on June 22 by targeting several key nuclear sites.
In response to the strikes, the Iranian Armed Forces launched a retaliatory campaign against the Israeli regime by targeting key military, intelligence, industrial, energy facilities across the occupied territories. The Iranian Armed Forces also targeted the largest US military base in the West Asian region in Qatar with a barrage of missiles.
Following Iran’s retaliatory attacks, the Israeli regime was forced on June 24 to declare a unilateral halt to its aggression, which was announced on its behalf by US President Donald Trump.
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