Members of the Central Council of student organizations visited the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, toured the exhibition showcasing the latest achievements and capabilities of the country’s nuclear industry, and held a meeting and discussion with the vice president and head of the organization.
In this meeting, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Mohammad Eslami said that since 2021, the AEOI’s approach has been centered on the policy of “open doors, open innovation.”
In recent years, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has followed a growing and progressive path across all areas of the nuclear industry, including nuclear fuel, agriculture, medicine, industry, and plasma technologies. Fortunately, with the expansion of nuclear technology applications, many challenges in people’s daily lives have been resolved, and this technology has also contributed to the growth of the national economy.
Eslami also highlighted the organization’s effective transition from the research phase to industrialization.
He emphasized that during this period, this approach has been defined as a central strategy for the scientists of the nuclear sector.
Today, many research achievements have reached the stage of industrial production, the provision of technological services, and responding to the country’s real needs. He added that this path is being pursued within the organization in a targeted and systematic manner.
US-Israeli attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites ‘unprecedented’ as they targeted IAEA-inspected facilities
Mohammad Eslami, vice-president and head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, says the recent US-Israeli airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities were unprecedented in history, as the attacks targeted sites under intensive inspection by the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Eslami made the remarks on Sunday while taking questions at a specialized panel held as part of a conference titled “International Law Under Assault: Aggression and Defense.” The conference, held in Tehran on Sunday by the Foreign Ministry’s Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS), brought together diplomats and analysts from Iran and other countries, including France, Italy, Greece, Britain, Russia, Iraq, and Lebanon, among others.
Attacks launched in past years against nuclear facilities in other countries did not target sites subject to IAEA inspections and safeguards, Eslami noted.
“But in the Islamic Republic of Iran, what happened was an attack on nuclear facilities that had been registered with the Agency and were under constant inspection. This is the first time in history that such an attack has occurred,” he said.
The official was referring to US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan nuclear facilities, which were bombed during the 12-day war of aggression launched by Israel on June 13.
He also criticized the IAEA and the UN Security Council for failing to condemn the airstrikes.
“Not only the Agency but the Security Council also refused to condemn these attacks. This is a clear example of the erosion of international law and regulations,” he said, stressing that the IAEA, by remaining silent, is paving the way for increased pressure on Iran.
The vice-president said that despite the summer attack—an operation the United States claimed had ‘obliterated’ Iranian nuclear sites—threats against Iran continue.
“It is entirely clear that the objective is not the facilities, nor military issues or an atomic bomb, but rather the destruction of all capacities that contribute to the progress of our country,” he said, noting that the first site bombed by Israel was a production facility for plate fuel for the Tehran Research Reactor, which is used to produce radiopharmaceuticals.
MNA