Zarif: The Security Council Will Recognize Iran's Enrichment Next Week

Iran's Foreign Minister, who arrived in Tehran on Wednesday morning after leaving Vienna and traveling to Mashhad with the nuclear negotiation team, stated that next week, the United Nations Security Council will recognize Iran's nuclear enrichment. Mohammad Javad Zarif told reporters that the Security Council will issue a resolution on this matter. According to ISNA news agency, the Iranian Foreign Minister said, 'Today, the negotiations conclude in a situation where next week the Security Council will recognize for the first time the enrichment program of a developing country in a resolution.' IRNA news agency also quoted him as saying that the nuclear negotiations have various dimensions, features, and advantages that 'will be expressed in the future.' Zarif mentioned that the Vienna agreement is 'a movement from one end to the other.' He emphasized that the result achieved is 'a positive and appropriate outcome for everyone, except for those who seek conflict and war.' Referring to the expressed opposition from Israel following the final agreement, the Iranian Foreign Minister stated that Tel Aviv is dissatisfied that 'our people were able to recognize their right with their resilience and also prevent a fabricated crisis.' Earlier, Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the Vienna agreement, accusing the West of 'surrendering' to Iran. The office of the Israeli Prime Minister also stated in a statement that the text of the potential agreement with Iran was reviewed in the Israeli security cabinet and 'was unanimously rejected.' On the other hand, Barack Obama, the President of the United States, in an interview with the New York Times, defended the agreement, stating that his fundamental goal is to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. He also emphasized that the identity of Iran's nuclear program will be proven not by 'words' but by its verification. Tehran and the six global powers in the group known as 5+1 reached a comprehensive agreement on July 23 after months of negotiations. In this context, the timeline for implementing the nuclear agreement between Iran and the six global powers was discussed. Khamenei, in his first reaction to the agreement, merely praised the Iranian negotiating team. The Israeli security cabinet unanimously rejected the Iranian nuclear agreement, and Obama has begun discussions to present the nuclear agreement to Congress.