Overview
- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei publicly rejected U.S. threats and reported strikes on its nuclear sites Wednesday, calling the actions breaches of the UN Charter and international law.
- Baqaei said Iran’s nuclear activities have been fully declared to the International Atomic Energy Agency and remain subject to IAEA safeguards and monitoring.
- The ministry dismissed U.S. assertions about a nuclear facility at Kolang Kouh as fabricated and said those claims are being used as a pretext for aggression.
- Baqaei publicly taunted IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi for failing to condemn the alleged U.S. targeting of safeguarded sites and noted Grossi’s candidacy for UN Secretary-General.
- Iran warned it will take necessary measures to protect its security and sovereignty, a stance that raises the risk of further diplomatic breakdown or military escalation and could disrupt civilian scientific and daily life in affected areas.