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Pezeshkian: IAEA must drop double standards for Iran to resume cooperation

Iran Press TV

Thursday, 10 July 2025 10:43 AM

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Tehran will resume its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) if double-standard policies regarding its nuclear program are dropped.

In a phone call on Wednesday, Pezeshkian and European Council President António Costa discussed the latest international developments, particularly the Israeli regime's 12-day imposed war, and the future of relations between Iran and the European Union.

"The resumption of cooperation [with the IAEA] hinges on the correction of the double standards regarding Iran's nuclear case," Pezeshkian said.

He reaffirmed Iran's principled stance on proceeding with the path of constructive interaction and effective dialogue with the world, adding that Tehran is committed to regional and global peace and security.

Pezeshkian emphasized that a parliamentary law on suspension of Iran's cooperation with the UN nuclear agency was a "reaction to the biased and unprofessional" performance of the agency's director general.

The Iranian president warned that the agency's lack of impartiality in its reports, its overlooking of attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities, and its silence in the face of violations of international law have undermined the IAEA's credibility.

Late in June, Iran's Constitutional Council approved a parliamentary bill on suspending cooperation with the IAEA after its report against Iran's nuclear program became a lightning rod for the Israeli aggression on the Islamic Republic.

The bill cites the recent violations of Iran's sovereignty and attacks on its territorial integrity in the wake of the US and Israeli aggression against the country's peaceful nuclear facilities and its vital interests, and mandates the government to suspend all cooperation with the IAEA.

The suspension, the bill reads, will remain in effect until full assurances are provided regarding Iran's national sovereignty and territorial integrity, particularly the security of its nuclear sites and scientists, as well as the Islamic Republic's inherent rights under Article 4 of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), including its right to uranium enrichment.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Pezeshkian pointed to Israel's role in disrupting international peace and security and said the regime carried out its acts of aggression against Iran in cooperation with the United States at a time that Tehran and Washington were engaged in indirect nuclear talks.

"When faced with the decisive response of the Islamic Republic of Iran, they were compelled to request a ceasefire. Undoubtedly, the Zionist regime would not have been able to carry out such an action without coordination and permission from the United States," the Iranian president emphasized.

He also warned of Iran's strong response to any possible aggression.

Pezeshkian expressed Iran's readiness to promote relations and resolve mutual issues with the European Union through "constructive and respectful dialogue."

The Israeli regime launched a wave of aggression on Iran's military and civilian infrastructure on June 13 that claimed hundreds of lives, including women and children, as well as a dozen top military brass.

In response, the Iranian Armed Forces, led by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), launched a powerful retaliatory campaign, Operation True Promise III, against the Israeli regime by targeting key military, intelligence, industrial, energy, and R&D facilities across the occupied territories.

The United States, which had been in talks with Tehran about its peaceful nuclear program since April, joined the war on June 22 by targeting several key nuclear sites. Iran struck a major US military base in Qatar in retaliation.

The Israeli regime was forced on June 24 to declare a unilateral halt to its aggression, which was announced on its behalf by US President Donald Trump.

The European Council president said the EU insists on diplomacy to resolve the existing issues and seeks improvement of cooperation with Iran.

Costa urged international organizations to avoid double-standard policies and extended the council's condolences over the killing of Iranians in the Israeli strikes.