Sunday, 28 February 2021 (YJC)_ The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran warned the IAEA Board of Governors of any anti-Iran resolution regarding JCPOA.
In his Sunday remarks, a day before the IAEA Board’s meeting, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Ali-Akbar Salehi warned the IAEA Board of Governors of any anti-Iran resolution regarding JCPOA.
“Regarding the suspension of the [NPT] Additional Protocol, in case of any anti-Iran resolution adopted by the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, we will give a proper response,” he said.
He went on to refer to a recent joint statement between AEOI and the IAEA on Iran’s voluntary suspension of the Additional Protocol to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Safeguards Treaty, and mentioned "The appendix to this statement is confidential.”
“No specific conditions have been made in this regard,” he noted while adding that “According to the detailed information about the list of facilities and surveillance cameras mentioned in this appendix and also due to security considerations and the need to hide the location of key facilities in Iran, this appendix will remain confidential.”
The IAEA Board of Governors will convene its regular March meeting virtually on Monday.
Issues such as the verification and monitoring in the Islamic Republic of Iran in light of United Nations Security Council resolution 2231 (2015) and NPT Safeguards Agreement with the country will be discussed in the meeting.
On February 23, Iran stopped the voluntary implementation of the Additional Protocol to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Safeguards Treaty. The halt came under the Strategic Action Plan to Counter Sanctions, and was another response to the US’s unilateral withdrawal in 2018 and the other parties’ failure to fulfill their commitments.