Iran rejects IAEA report as politically motivated

1/6/2025 7:04

Iran on Saturday dismissed a report by the UN nuclear watchdog as "politically motivated and lacking balance," saying it failed to "accurately reflect the scale of Tehran's cooperation" with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).



In a joint statement issued by the Foreign Ministry and the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Tehran criticized the report -- compiled by IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi at the request of the agency's 35-member Board of Governors -- as misleading. The report was leaked to media outlets earlier in the day.



The IAEA document said Iran had not fully accounted for nuclear material found at three undeclared sites and continued to provide "less than satisfactory" cooperation. It also flagged unresolved questions over uranium traces discovered in past years at several locations.



The report comes amid indirect U.S.-Iran talks mediated by Oman, with five rounds of discussions held since April -- three in Muscat and two in Rome -- focused on Iran's nuclear program and the potential lifting of U.S. sanctions.



Iran maintained it had engaged constructively with the agency under the framework of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and its Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement.