IAEA reports on Iran political, biased

An Iranian lawmaker says reports by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Iran’s nuclear energy program are politically motivated and biased.

According to Press TV, Mohammad-Reza Tabesh said on Friday “Political and technical issues have been mixed in the agency’s reports on the type and quality of Iran’s nuclear activities, and this calls the international organization’s independence into question.”
He went on say that the IAEA, as an international authority, should not be under the influence of world powers.
Tabesh further said IAEA reports can only be assessed if they are technical, adding that political approaches towards Iran have been adopted under the influence of states that oppose the Islamic Republic.
The Iranian lawmaker pointed to negotiations between Iran and the IAEA, saying both sides should show their goodwill, and technical discussions should not come second to political issues.
He added “Political issues should not overshadow technical and expert topics and if the two sides have any considerations they should be put aside so that all issues and topics can be examined clearly and transparently.”
On February 13, Iran and the IAEA wrapped up their latest round of talks on the Iranian nuclear energy program in Tehran.
After the talks, Iran’s Ambassador to the IAEA Ali Asghar Soltanieh, who headed the Iranian negotiating team, said Tehran and the agency had resolved some differences and reached agreements on certain issues.