Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says Iran activated new and advanced centrifuges in response to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s recent move to pass a politically motivated resolution against the country’s civilian nuclear program.
Qalibaf made the remarks during an open parliamentary session on Sunday, three days after the IAEA’s Board of Governors voted 19 to 3, with 12 abstentions, for the anti-Iran document.
He said that the “unrealistic, politicized, and destructive approach” adopted by Britain, France, Germany, and the United States led to the issuance of the “unjustified and non-consensus” resolution on Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities.
“The Islamic Republic’s reciprocal response to the political misuse of the IAEA’s Board of Governors was immediately put on the agenda, and the launching of a series of new and advanced centrifuges began,” he added.
The parliament speaker also censured the three European states and the US for using Iran’s peaceful atomic program as an excuse for their illegitimate actions aimed at questioning the IAEA’s credibility and independence, as well as tarnishing the constructive atmosphere in Tehran’s interactions with the agency.