Iran's Representative at the Agency Calls for Closure of Past Issues Regarding Iran's Nuclear Program

Reza Najafi, Iran's representative at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), reacted to the agency's report by stating that Iran has acted with "good faith" in fulfilling its commitments and that "it is now the turn of the 5+1 group" to take action to close the case of past issues regarding Iran's nuclear program. The agency announced on Thursday, October 15, that Tehran has provided everything necessary for the evaluation of its past nuclear program based on the "roadmap". According to the confidential agreement between Iran and the IAEA titled "roadmap," signed on July 14, ambiguities regarding the potential military dimensions (PMD) of Iran's nuclear program are to be resolved. Yukiya Amano, the Director General of the IAEA, is scheduled to present his final report to the Board of Governors on December 15. According to the state-run news agency IRNA, Iran's permanent representative at the agency stated on Thursday: "The agency is now in a position to declare this case closed forever by providing its final assessment." Mr. Najafi stated that "based on the Vienna agreement, the members of the 5+1 group must present a resolution to close the past issues regarding Iran's nuclear program at the extraordinary meeting of the Board of Governors in December." He emphasized: "Just as the Security Council mandated the annulment of all previous resolutions with the adoption of Resolution 2231, the previous resolutions of the Board of Governors must also be completely annulled." Mr. Najafi had previously described the Board's earlier resolutions regarding Iran's nuclear program as "unjustifiable and political" and called for their annulment during the Board's meeting on September 10. The UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2231 on July 20, six days after the official announcement of the agreement in Vienna, confirming the nuclear agreement between Tehran and the six world powers. According to this resolution, in exchange for the lifting of sanctions, Iran will limit its nuclear activities. Since March 8, 2006, when the IAEA Board referred Iran's case to the UN Security Council, the Council has issued six resolutions against Iran under Chapter VII of the UN Charter. Meanwhile, the IAEA Board of Governors has repeatedly expressed concern about Iran's nuclear program in its resolutions, the first of which was issued on September 12, 2003. In this regard, Iran has stated that it has "complied with the timeline for providing information about its nuclear program." Salehi: The Vienna agreement will be fully implemented by early January. The Guardian Council approved the parliament's resolution on the implementation of the JCPOA. Salehi: The lifting of sanctions on Iran will be announced on Monday.