Iran urges IAEA not to rely on unreliable information

TEHRAN - Behrooz Kamalvandi, spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), has said that the International Atomic Energy Agency must not give credit to unreliable information propagated through “spying activities”.

E3 totally impotent in face of U.S. pressure, says Zarif

TEHRAN — Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the three European countries signatory to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are absolutely powerless against the U.S. coercion.

Iran says to take proper action to IAEA resolution

TEHRAN - Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s ambassador to the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency, said on Friday that Iran will take appropriate action in response to a move taken by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors in adopting an anti-Iran resolution.

Russia calls IAEA’s resolution counterproductive

TEHRAN - Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations, has said that an anti-Iran resolution adopted by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors is “counterproductive”.

Tehran says won’t let nuclear inspections based on enemy’s claims

TEHRAN — Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's ambassador to the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), says Iran would not open its territory to nuclear inspections induced by continuous allegations of its enemy.

Iran has 'nothing to hide', Zarif tells Europeans

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday reacted to a draft resolution submitted to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors by the Europeans, saying that Tehran has "nothing to hide".

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IAEA to continue verification in Iran

Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said on Monday that the agency continues to verify the non-diversion of nuclear material declared by Iran under its Safeguards Agreement.

Iran to be the focus of attention at IAEA board session: Russia

TEHRAN - Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations, has said that Iran is expected to be the focus of attention in virtual session of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors.

Ambassador says U.S. seeking to undermine IAEA reports on Iran

TEHRAN – The United States and some other countries are seeking to undermine the mechanisms and procedures of the International Atomic Energy Agency's reports on Tehran's nuclear activities, the Iranian ambassador to the IAEA has lamented.

Washington’s irresponsible conduct is a source of serious concern, Iran writes to IAEA chief

TEHRAN - Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s ambassador to the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency, has warned that the United States’ “irresponsible conduct” in hampering international cooperation for peaceful uses of nuclear technology “is a source of serious concern”.

Iran not denying access to IAEA inspectors, Russian envoy says

TEHRAN - Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations, has said that Iran does not deny access to its nuclear sites by inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency.

IAEA report confirms verification activities in Iran: envoy

TEHRAN — Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s ambassador to the Vienna-based international organizations, says the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s most recent report proves continuation of the agency’s verification activities in Iran.

IAEA report leakage aimed to create unhealthy atmosphere around Iran: Russia

TEHRAN — Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations, says the leaks of confidential IAEA reports on Iran is the fault of individual member states that hope to create unhealthy atmosphere around Iran.

Russia says U.S. partners need to read Resolution 2231 more carefully

TEHRAN — Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia's permanent representative to the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has criticized Washington’s push to invoke snapback mechanism against Iran, saying U.S. partners need to read the text of UN Security Council Resolution 2231 more carefully.

Iran tops list of countries accepting IAEA inspections in 2019

TEHRAN - Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s ambassador to the Vienna-based international organizations, has said that Iran tops the list of countries which accepted inspections of the International Atomic Energy Agency in 2019.

Salehi: Tehran has asked IAEA not to listen to spy agencies run by Iran’s foes  

TEHRAN - It is necessary that the International Atomic Energy Agency not to listen to reports presented by spy agencies of countries hostile to Iran, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has said.

IAEA to send RT-PCRs to Iran

TEHRAN - Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s ambassador to the Vienna-based international organizations, said on Thursday that the International Atomic Energy Agency will send two sets of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to Iran to help fight the coronavirus.

Russian UN envoy says all governors disagree with U.S. policy on nuclear deal

TEHRAN - Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations, has said that all members to the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors disagree with the United States’ policy on the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA.

Gharibabadi tells JCPOA parties to restore balance between rights and duties

Iran’s ambassador to IAEA: Problem arises when technical issues are being politicized

TEHRAN- Kazzem Gharibabadi, Iran's ambassador to the Vienna-based international organizations, has said that the international community as well as the countries that still adhere to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) should return balance to the agreement.

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'IAEA main weaknesses is relying on information provided by its members'

TEHRAN - Marc Finaud, the former French Foreign Ministry spokesman, says that one of the main weaknesses of the Agency is not to have any means of collecting its own intelligence and relying on the information provided by its Member States.

Iran dismisses Saudi claims over safety at Bushehr plant

TEHRAN — Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's ambassador to the Vienna-based international organizations, has dismissed Saudi Arabia’s claims about safety standards at Iran’s Bushehr power plant.

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UN atomic watchdog: Iran still providing nuclear site access

Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said on Monday that Iran continues to provide international inspectors access to its nuclear facilities, even after its announcement it was no longer bound by “any restrictions” of the landmark 2015 deal with world powers, known as the JCPOA.

Iran says IAEA questions and inspection demands must be legally valid 

TEHRAN – Behrouz Kamalvandi, the spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said on Wednesday that Iran has “strong reasons” not to respond to “unprincipled questions and demands” by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 

Iran resisting ‘dangerous precedent’ in IAEA: diplomat

TEHRAN - Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s ambassador to the Vienna-based international organizations, told reporters on Tuesday that Iran is countering a “bad and dangerous precedent” in the IAEA which tries to “give credibility to fake reports by spy services” run by the U.S. and Israel.

Iran has crossed a key threshold: IAEA

TEHRAN — The United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency announced in a report on Tuesday that Iran’s growing stockpile of nuclear fuel recently crossed a critical threshold.

Iran’s diplomat says IAEA will continue JCPOA verification

TEHRAN - Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s ambassador to the Vienna-based international organizations, told reporters on Tuesday that the International Atomic Energy Agency will continue to verify and inspect the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the JCPOA.

Lavrov discusses Iran nuclear deal with Zarif, Borrell

MOSCOW (Sputnik) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed the Iran nuclear deal as well as the situation in the Middle East, particularly in Syria, with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.

UN Security Council not discussing extension of arms embargo on Iran: Moscow

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United Nations Security Council is not currently discussing the possibility to extend the arms embargo imposed on Iran, which is due to expire in October, Russian Foreign Ministry's Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Director Vladimir Ermakov has said in an interview with Sputnik.

Iran’s Salehi in Vienna to attend nuclear security conference 

TEHRAN - Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), left Tehran on Sunday for Vienna to partake in an International Conference on Nuclear Security (ICONS 2020).

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Grossi: Iran’s cooperation with IAEA has not been interrupted

Rafael Grossi, the new director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has said that the cooperation of Iran as an inspected state has not been interrupted.