[News] Iran's atomic body condemns American assault on nuclear sites, vows legal action

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Iran's atomic body condemns American assault on nuclear sites, vows legal
action
Presstv
June 22, 2025
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*In a strongly worded statement early Saturday morning, the Atomic Energy
Organization of Iran (AEOI) condemned the aggression on the country’s
nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz, which have been claimed by the United
States.*

The agency said the three nuclear sites operate under the full supervision
of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) under the Treaty on the
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and the “brutal assault” on them
violates international law.

The AEOI said the aggression was carried out “under the indifference--or
rather the complicity--of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).”

“The international community is expected to condemn this lawlessness based
on jungle rules and to stand with Iran in asserting its legitimate rights,”
read the statement, adding that the organization assures the great Iranian
nation that despite enemy’s sinister conspiracies, it will not allow the
progress of this national industry to be halted.

“The organization has placed on its agenda all necessary actions to defend
the rights of the noble Iranian people, including legal follow-up measures.”

Earlier, in a social media post, Trump brazenly claimed responsibility for
the attacks that amount to a violation of Iran's territorial integrity and
a breach of international conventions.

“We have completed our very successful attack on the three nuclear sites in
Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan,” he claimed.

“All planes are now outside of Iranian airspace. A full payload of BOMBS
was dropped on the primary site, #Fordow.”

The announcement followed reports in American media that the Pentagon
was moving B-2 stealth bombers from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri
toward the Persian Gulf.

According to Press TV sources, air defenses around the three underground
nuclear sites were activated and the attack was successfully thwarted,
except for minor exterior damage at the entry and exit points.

The source added that all three sites had long been evacuated and the
enriched uranium had also been relocated to a safe location.

Trump’s statement came shortly after a meeting of the National Security
Council to discuss the ongoing Israeli military aggression against Iran and
the question of US involvement.

Earlier, he had said he would make a final decision on the matter “within
two weeks.”

An official, speaking to Press TV, said Iran is currently defending itself
against the aggression of the Israeli regime and the United States while
Trump seeks to create an illusion of victory.

By joining the Israeli regime's war against Iran, the official said, the US
has effectively made itself a partner in the crime and exposed its
interests in the region to Iranian retaliation.

"Calls for peace and a swift end to the war are signs of fear of Iran's
military power and amount to an admission of American failure," the
official noted.
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