Irvani in a letter to the Security Council: Iran has never enriched uranium above 60%

According to the foreign policy group of Fars news agency, Amir Saeed Irvani, the ambassador and permanent representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, sent a letter to the Security Council and the Secretary General of the United Nations.

This letter, which was prepared in response to the letter dated November 14, 2023 of the permanent representatives of France, Germany and the United Kingdom in the United Nations, is stated: In the said letter, the Troika representatives made baseless accusations against Iran and claimed that Resolution 2231 (2015) ) have violated the United Nations Security Council while they have ignored the clear violation of the resolution by themselves.

According to Fars report, France, Germany and England in a joint statement called for continued cooperation between Iran and International Atomic Energy Agency. This statement was issued in response to the claims of the Atomic Agency on Saturday. In that statement, it was claimed that the Islamic Republic of Iran has “revoked” the license of some of the agency’s veteran inspectors. The European Troika claimed in their joint statement: “Iran’s actions will undermine the ability of the Agency to effectively carry out its safeguarding duties.” As the agency noted in its statement, Iran’s actions are another step in the wrong direction and an unnecessary blow to the relationship between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency. In this letter, he wrote: In their joint letter, the Troika deliberately published misleading and false information about Iran’s obligations under the JCPOA and its peaceful nuclear program. The Troika has falsely accused Iran of not adhering to JCPOA commitments and has deliberately ignored the main reasons for the current JCPOA situation. Iran’s decision to take corrective measures was fully in line with its inherent rights under Articles 26 and 36 of the JCPOA and was a response to the illegal unilateral withdrawal of the United States from the agreement on May 8, 2018 and the subsequent non-compliance by the Troika. The purpose of Iran’s decision, which came a full year after the illegal withdrawal of the United States and the inability of the EU/E3 to implement sanctions lifting commitments, was quite clear: to restore the balance of mutual obligations and interests under the JCPOA. This became necessary when the JCPOA for Iran’s nuclear-related commitments, in exchange for the comprehensive cancellation of sanctions, should remove the sanctions that were illegally imposed by the United States and the European Union, and also remove the obstacles to Iran’s international economic, commercial and financial cooperation. The obvious nature of this fact does not provide any justification or valid basis for E3 to refrain from fulfilling its obligations.

This letter states: The Islamic Republic of Iran has always fulfilled its obligations under the Safeguard Agreement. Jame (CSA) has been committed and has provided maximum cooperation so that the International Atomic Energy Agency can effectively implement its verification activities in Iran. Regarding Amended Code 3.1 of Subsidiary Arrangements, it is recalled that the acceptance of the implementation of Amended Code 3.1 was one of the measures of transparency and confidence building, which is reflected in Clause 65 of the Annex of JCPOA. As part of Iran’s decision to suspend implementation of all voluntary transparency measures beyond the safeguards agreement, implementation of revised Code 3.1 has been suspended. However, it must be emphasized that Iran continues to implement Code 3.1 of the Subsidiary Arrangements in full cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency. The percentage has not been enriched. Iran’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency in clarifying the origin of uranium particles containing 83.7 percent U-235 enabled the agency to confirm that no deviations have been made in this regard. In his September 2023 report (Gov/2023/39), the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed Iran’s explanation of the origin of such particles, and the agency confirmed that it had found no indication of stockpiling and collection of nuclear material enriched above 60%. /p>

Irvani stated in this letter: In November 2022, Iran informed the International Atomic Energy Agency of its intention to enrich uranium at Fordow through advanced centrifuges. This decision was taken in the framework of Iran’s corrective measures in response to the non-compliance of other parties to the JCPOA obligations and in accordance with their rights based on the NPT and CSA. In addition, as previously notified by Iran to the IAEA, the production of uranium metal is part of the fuel for research reactors with medical purposes. The letter states: Islamic Republic of Iran It strongly emphasizes that States Parties to the NPT shall not be prevented from exercising and enjoying their inalienable rights under this Treaty to develop research, production and use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes without discrimination and in accordance with Articles I and II of the Treaty. E3 is a unilateral and unjustified action in implementing its commitments to cancel its sanctions, which is specified in paragraph 20 of Appendix V of the JCPOA on the day of transition (October 18, 2023). This illegal action is considered as a clear and explicit example of the significant non-implementation of their obligations and as a result violates both the JCPOA and UN Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015).

Irvani wrote in the above letter: E3’s reference to the JCPOA Dispute Resolution Mechanism (DRM), citing the letter dated January 14, 2020, in response to Iran’s corrective measures from May 2019 onwards, is completely misleading and irrelevant. As it was said before, Iran’s decision was a legal and legitimate response to the unilateral withdrawal of the United States from the JCPOA and the reimposition of the country’s illegal sanctions, considering its rights based on clauses 26 and 36 of the JCPOA. Therefore, it is completely illogical and unjustifiable to characterize the E3’s decision not to fulfill its commitments to lift sanctions on the day of the transition as a reaction to Iran’s legal reform measures. The inability of the EU/E3 to adhere to its obligations under Article 20 of Annex V to the JCPOA, together with the inability of the United States to meet its obligations as set out in Article 21 of Annex V due to its illegal unilateral withdrawal on May 8, 2018, resulted in The Islamic Republic of Iran has made use of its legitimate rights according to clauses 26 and 36 of JCPOA. After that, Iran had no other option but to refrain from fulfilling its obligations based on paragraph 22.1 of Annex V of the JCPOA. All unjustified restrictions on ballistic missile-related activities and transfers to/from Iran, including the freezing of assets of individuals and entities listed in 2231, are automatically terminated, announced Daemi and United Nations observers. As a result, any restrictions imposed at the national or regional level based on Resolution 2231 (2015) are now null and void.

The letter states: The Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to resume the full implementation of its obligations under the JCPOA after the full implementation of its obligations. Iran entered the negotiations with good faith and serious negotiations to bring the Vienna negotiations to a conclusion. Unfortunately, the United States and E3 could not take advantage of this opportunity due to their domestic politics and their contradictory anti-Iranian policies, as well as their unrealistic demands.

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