Iran Warns Against Attacks on Bushehr Nuclear Plant, Labels Them as War Crimes
Attack on Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant would be a 'war crime': Says envoy to IAEA
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Reza Najafi, Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, stated that any US or Israeli attack on Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant would be classified as a 'war crime' under international law. He denied claims of Iran restarting uranium enrichment, calling them false accusations.
- 01Iran's envoy warns that attacks on Bushehr nuclear plant would violate international law.
- 02Najafi denies allegations of Iran restarting uranium enrichment.
- 03Claims of Iran's nuclear ambitions are labeled as lies by the Iranian ambassador.
- 04Attacking civilian nuclear facilities is considered a crime against humanity.
- 05US and Israeli strikes have been justified by accusations of Iran seeking nuclear weapons.
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Reza Najafi, Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, emphasized that any military strike by the United States or Israel on Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant would constitute a war crime under international law. He firmly denied allegations that Iran had resumed uranium enrichment, which he described as a false narrative propagated by the US and Israel to justify military actions against Iran. Najafi asserted that such attacks would violate international humanitarian law, as targeting civilian nuclear facilities is prohibited, even during wartime. He characterized the claims regarding Iran's intentions to develop nuclear weapons as misleading and a significant lie, reiterating Iran's commitment to peaceful nuclear energy use.
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