The regime’s Foreign Ministry, in reaction to the new resolution of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors, called the measure “illegal and unfounded” and announced that Tehran has terminated the September 9 understanding with the Agency due to what it described as the “irresponsible conduct of the West.”
In a statement issued early Friday, November 21, the regime’s Foreign Ministry described the IAEA Board’s new resolution on Iran’s nuclear program as “illegal, unfounded, and the result of pressure from the United States, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom.”
The statement claims the resolution was passed “through the West’s misuse of its numerical advantage,” adding that nearly half of the members—including two permanent members of the UN Security Council—did not support it.
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In its recent closed-door meeting, the IAEA Board of Governors adopted a resolution requiring the Iranian regime to “immediately” report on the status of its enriched uranium stockpiles and the nuclear sites damaged during the twelve-day war.
Of the Board’s thirty-five members, nineteen voted in favor of the resolution proposed by the United States and the European troika, three opposed it, and twelve abstained. Russia, China, and Niger were the only members who voted against it.
Reuters reported on Thursday, November 20, citing diplomatic sources, that the resolution aims to extend and recalibrate the Agency’s mission to monitor and report on aspects of the Iranian regime’s nuclear program.
The resolution calls on Tehran to provide the necessary answers and required access to IAEA inspectors “without delay.”
Tehran claims this resolution “violates the foundations of the Non-Proliferation Treaty” and repeats what it calls the “illegal demands” of previous UN Security Council resolutions on suspending enrichment.
The Iranian regime further asserts that the Board of Governors has “no authority” to revive “expired UN Security Council resolutions” and interprets the actions of the three European nations and the United States as proof of their “ill intent.”
Accusations against the U.S. and three European countries
The regime’s statement labels the United States as the “main culprit of the nuclear crisis” and claims that the suspension of certain IAEA verification activities in Iran is the “direct result of U.S. and Israeli military attacks” on nuclear facilities.
The regime’s Foreign Ministry also accuses Germany, France, and the United Kingdom of “continuous violations of the JCPOA” and of having “participated in the attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities in June 2025,” claiming they are responsible for the current situation.
Termination of the September 9 understanding with the Agency
The statement goes on to say that Iran—because of the actions of the Europeans and the United States—has been compelled to terminate the “September 9 understanding” with the Agency, an arrangement that, according to Tehran, had facilitated the resumption of inspections at certain nuclear facilities.
Nevertheless, Tehran insists it remains committed to its “principled position of rejecting weapons of mass destruction.”
Verbal attack on Israel
The regime’s Foreign Ministry statement describes Israel as “the greatest threat to global peace and security” and “the only possessor of weapons of mass destruction in the region,” accusing the United States and the three European countries of “complicity in Israel’s crimes” in Palestine and Lebanon.
State-run media in Iran reported on November 20 that the Iranian regime—together with Russia, Belarus, China, Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe—issued a joint statement during the Board meeting condemning the U.S. and Israeli attacks on the regime’s nuclear sites during the twelve-day war.
Western diplomats believe that although the attacks on the Iranian regime’s nuclear facilities caused serious damage, they did not destroy the nuclear infrastructure—leaving ongoing speculation about Tehran’s enriched uranium stockpiles.
