📌 Tehran, IRNA – Director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami has criticized Washington’s double standards on nuclear technology, questioning why the United States prioritizes expanding its own nuclear capabilities while seeking to deny Iran access to the same technology.
Eslami made the remarks on Sunday at the international conference “Ecocide: The Silent War Crime.”
He argued that nuclear technology supports medicine, scientific research, industrial processes, and environmental protection. He questioned the legal basis for denying Iran access to the technology while the United States promotes nuclear power and artificial intelligence in its own national security and defense strategies.
He further criticized the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for failing to condemn attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities subject to its safeguards. According to Eslami, recent strikes also targeted refineries, petrochemical plants and irradiation facilities used in public health and food safety programs.
He said one irradiation system contained 17 cobalt-60 sources, while 117 radioactive sources were present at various petrochemical companies. Another 146 nuclear-source packages were located at industrial equipment manufacturers and steel plants, and 183 sources were used in research systems at Sharif University of Technology, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran University of Science and Technology, and Shahid Beheshti University. Eslami described attacks on these facilities as war crimes.
Eslami also criticized France for failing to honor nuclear cooperation agreements following Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, adding that Iranian funding had helped establish French nuclear facilities before Tehran was excluded from the partnership.
He said the Bushehr nuclear power plant, Iran’s only operating nuclear power station, has prevented approximately 90 million tons of carbon emissions. Iran, he added, would continue pursuing its plan to generate 20,000 megawatts of nuclear electricity, despite wartime pressures.
He also pointed to the attacks on Iran’s nuclear and industrial facilities by the United States and the Israeli regime, warning of potential consequences for public health, food security and the environment.
Eslami commemorated those killed in the recent imposed wars, particularly the 168 children killed at Shajareh Tayyebeh School in Minab, saying that the tragedy would remain an everlasting stain on the United States and the Israeli regime.
He also defended Iran’s military response, saying Iranian forces targeted enemy military personnel in accordance with Islamic teachings rather than retaliating against civilians. He said Washington is supporting terrorism and manipulating media coverage, adding that the bombing of Iran’s state broadcaster demonstrated the conduct of a world domination system.
The conference, held at Iran’s Department of Environment, examined the legal, humanitarian and environmental dimensions of war crimes and environmental destruction affecting Iran and Gaza.
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