Iran Seeks UN, IAEA Condemnation Of US $20m Nuclear Bounty

Iran has urged the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to sentence a United States supply of as much as $20m for details about its nuclear programme, warning that the transfer may endanger its nuclear scientists and services.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi made the request in a letter dated November 10 and addressed to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, President of the UN Security Council Sanita Pavļuta-Deslandes, and IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi.

The US State Department, by means of its Rewards for Justice programme, introduced the supply of as much as $20m, alongside potential relocation, for details about Iran’s nuclear services, gear and personnel, together with members of its scientific neighborhood.

The announcement was made on November 6 and seven and subsequently disseminated by the US Central Command.

In the letter, Araghchi described the supply as a reckless transfer that encourages espionage in opposition to Iran’s nuclear installations and scientific personnel.

He warned that the initiative may expose nuclear scientists and technical staff to assassination, sabotage and different safety threats.

“The explicit inclusion of nuclear scientists and technical personnel in the United States abhorrent reward announcement is a matter of grave concern,” he wrote.

Araghchi additionally questioned the implications of the US supply for the IAEA’s safeguards system, arguing that the solicitation of confidential details about services underneath worldwide monitoring may undermine the company’s independence and the safety of delicate data.

He referred to as on the UN Security Council to deal with what he described as threats to worldwide peace and safety and urged the IAEA chief to stop data obtained by means of its safeguards actions from being misused for intelligence functions.

The Iranian overseas minister additional requested Grossi to convey the matter earlier than the IAEA Board of Governors and think about applicable institutional measures.

Iran requested that the letter be circulated as an official doc of the UN Security Council and the IAEA.