MP urges IAEA to terminates“accusatory inspections”

Tehran, IRNA – An Iranian lawmaker said that possible military dimensions (PMD) case for Iran should be closed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), allowing to put an end to the “accusatory inspections” of the agency. In an interview with IRNA on Tuesday, Fereidoun Abbasi, member of the Iranian Parliament’s Energy Commission, underscored the necessity of the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s insistence on the United States’ providing assurances on a possible deal to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement. Abbasi said that the West failed to implement 28 provisions of the 2015 deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which led to soaring of the dollar and depreciation of national currency in Iran. This was followed by a lot of restrictions imposed on Iran and the US’ pull-out of the deal which deprived Iran of its real rights in the deal, the lawmaker added. Asked if solving the safeguards-related issues would serve as a guarantee for a possible deal, he noted that the European participants and the US have raised false allegations against Iran which are pursued by the IAEA. Not only should the PMD case against Iran be closed, but also Iran should be able to reclaim the status of a normal member of the IAEA and be exonerated from accusatory inspections, the lawmaker continued. Most IAEA inspectors visiting Iran have espionage motives, he quoted the former head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran as saying and noted that those inspectors report false allegations and only lead Iran’s nuclear issue into a challenging situation. Abbasi accused the West of being willing to keep Iran’s nuclear dossier alive despite Iran’s efforts to answer their baseless allegations, underlining that the PMD case should be terminated for that reason. He called on Iran’s negotiating team to insist on Iran’s principal stances, preserve the enriched uranium the West wants Iran to get rid of, and avoid reforming Arak heavy water reactor. The lawmaker also called for lifting the JCPOA-related restrictions on Iran's ability to use plutonium, describing it as the future of the world's energy which Iran shouldn’t be deprived of. Abbasi also emphasized the necessity of the continuation of Iran’s right to 90-percent enrichment for scientific and industrial use. Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish