Iran's Abbas Araqchi Condemns March 12 UN Meeting on Enriched Uranium Amid U.S. Nuclear Threat Statement

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has condemned a recent closed-door meeting of the United Nations Security Council regarding Iran's enriched uranium stockpile, labeling it as lacking legal or technical justification. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi described the request for the meeting as a 'new and bizarre process' that questions the goodwill of the requesting states. The U.S. Mission to the United Nations issued a statement asserting that Iran's nuclear program poses a threat to international peace and security. The U.S. emphasized that Tehran is accelerating the production of high-enriched uranium and has failed to provide a credible peaceful purpose for its production. Additionally, the U.S. called for a unified response from the Security Council to Iran's actions, which it views as defiance of the Council's concerns and obligations under IAEA safeguards. The U.S. intends to continue its maximum pressure strategy against Iran, aiming to prevent the country from acquiring nuclear weapons and destabilizing global security. Iranian representatives at the UN have criticized the meeting as an unjustified intervention in ongoing constructive interactions with the IAEA.