TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- Iran's atomic chief said on Wednesday the country will not comply with the United Nations nuclear watchdog's demand to inspect its bombed nuclear facilities, according to the Iranian Students' News Agency.
President of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami made the remarks in an address to reporters on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting in Tehran.
Eslami said the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should clarify its position regarding attacks on countries' safeguarded nuclear facilities, adding that Iran had already formally called on the IAEA to define and codify what measures should be implemented "if a country's nuclear industry, which is under the agency's supervision, comes under a military attack."
He said that unless this issue is addressed, Iran will not respond to what it sees as "political and psychological pressure" or demands for repeated inspections of its bombed facilities.
Israel launched surprise attacks on Iran's nuclear and military sites in June, triggering a 12-day war between the two countries, during which the United States bombed Iran's three major nuclear facilities.
Iran has suspended cooperation with the IAEA since late June, citing the agency's failure to condemn the Israeli and U.S. attacks on its nuclear sites and concerns about the safety of its facilities and scientists. The IAEA has constantly demanded that Iran provide the agency's inspectors with access to its bombed nuclear facilities. ■
