Tehran: IAEA’s recent report on Iran’s nuclear activities unprofessional

The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami termed the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) disclosure of unverified information about nuclear activities in Iran’s Fordow plant as unprofessional.

Mohammad Eslami said in a TV interview late on Friday that Iran had submitted a letter to the IAEA explaining incorrect issues raised in a recent report by one of the agency’s inspectors during a visit to Ferdow.

Eslami said, however, that IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi had decided to disclose the wrong claims raised in the report in a confidential letter sent to the media on February 1.

“This behavior is unprofessional and is unacceptable and we hope that the agency’s director general stops such practices because this is not acceptable for his and the agency’s credibility,” he said.

Through the report, the IAEA on Wednesday accused Iran of making an undeclared change to the interconnection between the two clusters of advanced machines enriching uranium at the country’s Fordow nuclear facility.

On Thursday, Iran’s nuclear chief Eslami lamented that the report had been produced based on a mistake made by an IAEA inspector during an unannounced visit to the site.

Hamda Mustafa