Iran has warned European countries that they would be making a “strategic mistake” if they support a resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) accusing Tehran of failing to meet its nuclear obligations.
According to diplomatic sources, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States are planning to submit a resolution against Iran at the IAEA Board of Governors meeting next week, with a potential referral of the matter to the United Nations also under consideration.
“Instead of acting in good faith, London, Paris, and Berlin are choosing malicious actions against Iran at the IAEA Board of Governors,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on X. “Mark my words, as Europe ponders a new major strategic mistake: Iran will respond forcefully to any violation of its rights.”
In 2015, France, Germany and the UK, alongside Russia, China, and the United States, reached an agreement with Iran to control its nuclear programme.
However, the United States withdrew unilaterally from the deal three years later, during President Donald Trump’s first term.
The United States and other Western countries suspect Tehran of intending to develop nuclear weapons, a claim Iran denies, maintaining that it enriches uranium solely for civilian purposes.
The IAEA issued a warning last week that Iran has accelerated its production of enriched uranium.
