[IranAlert] IAEA Slams Tehran with Non-Compliance Resolution After 20 Years

June 11, 2025

[IranAlert] IAEA Slams Tehran with Non-Compliance Resolution After 20 Years

The Islamic Republic Foreign Ministry and the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) issued a joint statement today condemning a resolution passed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors that, for the first time in 20 years, (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3v6w2qr12o) Tehran in non-compliance with its non-proliferation obligations. The statement:

- Thanked Russia, China, and Burkina Faso for voting against the resolution.

- Condemned the United States, Britain, France, and Germany for sponsoring it.

- Argued that the resolution “revealed the political nature” of the UN nuclear watchdog, and “undermined its credibility.”

Enrichment to Start at New ‘Secure’ Facility

The Islamic Republic’s nuclear chief, Mohammad Eslami, today (https://www.irna.ir/news/85859944):

- The existence of a **previously undisclosed** nuclear facility at a “**secure location**” (possibly located near the (https://x.com/DAVIDHALBRIGHT1/status/1933127718675063015)) where enrichment will start soon. 

- “This site has been built and prepared. It is safe and immune ... Equipping and installing centrifuges will begin. As soon as the machines are installed, enrichment activities will begin at this new site.”

AEOI Spokesperson Behrouz Kamalvandi also (https://www.irna.ir/news/85859870):

- “This will be the country’s third enrichment complex, it is extremely secure, and has strategic importance.”

- “The first-generation centrifuges at Fordow Complex will be **replaced with advanced** **sixth-generation** machines. This will mean a significant **increase in the production** of enriched materials.”

President: Enrichment to Continue in Iran

Islamic Republic President Massoud Pezeshkian (https://www.irna.ir/news/85860028) that Tehran will press ahead with enrichment, arguing that Western powers cannot halt the regime’s nuclear advancements.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (https://t.me/MFAIran/28169) that the IAEA resolution will “add to the complexities” of nuclear talks.

Reactions to Heightened Possibility of Military Confrontation

The sixth round of nuclear talksis still (https://x.com/badralbusaidi/status/1933045263267995878) forJune 15 in Oman’s capital, Muscat, despite reports that Israel is “fully prepared” to strike targets in Iran if the negotiations (https://www.iranintl.com/en/202506123622) ((https://www.axios.com/2025/06/12/israel-strike-iran-response-witkoff), (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/us/politics/iran-us-iraq-diplomats-middle-east.html), (https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/israel-considering-military-strike-iran-sources-say-rcna212528), and (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-is-poised-to-launch-operation-on-iran-sources-say/)).

- **Islamic Republic:**

An unnamed regime “senior security official” (https://t.me/presstv/143553) the U.S. reduction of its diplomatic footprint in the Middle East, seen by some as an indicator of impending kinetic action, as “not a threat,” and warned that the regime “will surprise the U.S. and Israel in case of aggression.”

- IRGC Commander-in-Chief Hossein Salami (https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1404/03/22/3333490) the U.S. and Israel to avoid “mistakes” and “consider the consequences.” He (https://x.com/FarsNews_Agency/status/1933069026479255914) that Tehran’s retaliation for any such “mistakes” will be more severe than its strikes against Israel last year.

- A day earlier, Defense Minister Brig. Gen. Aziz Nasirzadeh (https://defapress.ir/fa/news/753703) that Tehran would strike U.S. bases in the region “without hesitation” if a confrontation erupts.

- Tehran hopes that it can survive, absorb, and retaliate against a strike while (https://www.khabaronline.ir/news/2024590) its defense capabilities and enrichment sites.

- **Israel:**

Some Israeli commentators (https://www.israelhayom.co.il/news/defense/article/18170480) that the threat of the Islamic Republic “cannot be removed without force.”

- Others (https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-said-ready-to-strike-iran-possibly-within-days-even-as-nuke-talks-set-to-resume/) the government’s preparedness for the fallout of any military operation. 

- Analysts also (https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/rymkozdqlg#google_vignette)that a breakdown or even lack of progress in nuclear talks could (https://www.israelhayom.co.il/news/defense/article/18170480) unilateral Israeli action.

- **Arab World:**

IRGC-controlled Kataib Sayeed Al-Shuhada Militias in Iraq (https://x.com/aboalaa_alwalae/status/1932943528306307327) that “hundreds of suicide bombers” are prepared to target U.S. interests in the region if conflict breaks out. 

- The Islamic Republic-funded Houthis (https://masirahtv.net/post/273459) Tehran’s “right to self-defense,” while the UN-recognized Yemeni government (https://www.sabanew.net/story/ar/130321) Tehran of destabilizing the region and called for a revised nuclear deal. 

- Qatari-funded Al Jazeera (https://www.aljazeera.net/politics/2025/6/12/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%b9%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d8%ae%d9%8a%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d9%82%d8%a8%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%a7%d8%b5%d9%81%d8%a9-%d9%83%d9%8a%d9%81-%d8%aa%d8%af%d9%81%d8%b9) that Israel is actively planning an “all-out war” against the Islamic Republic.

- Saudi state-owned Al Arabiya cited an Islamic Republic official (https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2025/06/12/us-personnel-withdrawal-is-not-a-threat-iranian-official-tells-press-tv-) that recent tensions aim to pressure Tehran ahead of Sunday’s nuclear talks. 

- Meanwhile, UAE-based Sky News Arabia (https://news.sky.com/story/israel-considering-military-action-against-iran-in-days-without-us-support-reports-13382384) whether the U.S. evacuation was a response to talks reaching a “deadlock.”