TEHRAN - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs on Tuesday warned countries sitting on the IAEA Board of Governors that any "politically motivated" move against the Islamic Republic for its peaceful nuclear program could derail Tehran's cooperation with the UN body.

“Any politically motivated action by some governments in the Board of Governors regarding two unproven alleged issues related to more than two decades ago could, despite Iran's principled policy, pose serious problems for the full continuation of the path of cooperation between Iran and the Agency regarding Iran's current activities,” Kazem Gharibabadi wrote in a post on X.

Gharibabadi said, “So far, Iran has not made any changes in the Agency’s access based on safeguards obligations following the suspension of commitments of other parties under the Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) but this situation cannot continue.”

The deputy foreign minister added he has held separate meetings with the ambassadors of the 17 countries member to the Board of Governors, and then with the ambassadors of Russia and China, and subsequently with the ambassadors of Germany, Britain, and France, and has answered the questions raised by them, Press TV reported.

"In these meetings, I emphasized that Iran is a committed member of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), implements the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement, and has extensive cooperation with the Agency in order to fulfill its obligations under this agreement," he said.

The senior diplomat expressed hope that members of the IAEA board would adopt a constructive approach and oppose any political action that could disrupt the maintenance and expansion of cooperation between Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog.

On Sunday, the IAEA claimed in a confidential report to member states that Iran has failed to report its nuclear activities at three undeclared locations and raised concerns about the country’s stockpile of uranium enriched up to 60% purity.

Gharibabadi rejected the report, saying it is based on “a series of fabricated data provided by the Zionist regime” dating back more than two decades.

All accusations about Iran’s past nuclear activities were terminated under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231, which formally endorsed the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), he added.

The deputy foreign minister also noted that the report by the UN’s nuclear watchdog is once again raising old “unsubstantiated issues” intended for “new political exploitation against Iran.”

He further emphasized that the IAEA, under political pressure from certain states, has turned into a tool of pressure against the Islamic Republic.