BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 15. Iran’s nuclear
program has remained under the full supervision of the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), with no evidence
indicating any diversion from its peaceful purposes, said the
country's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei,Trend reports.
Speaking at a press conference in Tehran on April 15, Baghaei
emphasized that the IAEA has repeatedly confirmed this
position.
He also noted that in recent days, IAEA Director General Rafael
Grossi stated that claims suggesting Iran is only weeks or months
away from developing a nuclear bomb are not necessarily
accurate.
“The U.S. side claimed last June that it had completely
destroyed Iran’s nuclear program. Repeating allegations that Iran
is seeking nuclear weapons is merely a pretext to exert pressure on
the country. There is no justification for the controversy
surrounding Iran’s nuclear program,” he said.
On February 28, the U.S. and Israel launched military operations
against Iran. Strikes were carried out against the country’s
largest cities, including Tehran. The White House justified the
attack by citing missile and nuclear threats emanating from the
Islamic Republic. As a result of the strikes on Iran, the country’s
Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and several other key
figures in the leadership were killed. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary
Guard Corps announced a large-scale retaliatory operation against
Israel. Iran also targeted U.S. facilities in Bahrain, Jordan,
Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Syria with
ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones.
The conflict has placed the region’s energy infrastructure and
maritime shipping under serious threat. Due to security tensions in
the Strait of Hormuz, global oil prices have surged.
Through Pakistan’s mediation, a two-week ceasefire agreement was
reached between the sides on April 7. The U.S.–Iran talks held in
Islamabad on April 11 ended without reaching an agreement.
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