NAM concerned over Israel’s nukes

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has expressed grave concern over Israel’s undeclared nuclear arsenal, saying it presents the greatest threat to the peace and security in the Middle East.

Reza Najafi, Iranian Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said in the Austrian capital Vienna on Friday, “The Islamic Republic of Iran expresses its deep concern over the serious negative implications on security in the region as well as the reliability of the global non-proliferation regime whereby Israeli scientists are generously provided access to the nuclear facilities of a certain nuclear weapon state while nuclear scientists of NPT (the Non-Proliferation Treaty) parties are being assassinated instead”.
Iran’s IAEA envoy, who is also the head of the NAM group of nations at the UN nuclear agency, further noted that Israel’s refusal to comply with the international law poses a security concern for the countries of the Middle East.
Najafi argued that Israel is “ignoring the legitimate concerns of the international community” by refraining from joining the NPT.
He also censured Western countries for turning a blind eye to Israel’s nuclear capabilities.
Earlier in the day, Western countries blocked an Arab-backed resolution to the 159-nation IAEA targeting Israel over its clandestine nuclear weapons arsenal.