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2026-09-16 13:08:09
[Iran elected to IAEA General Assembly Standing Committee, US efforts to block Iran's participation rejected] (1) According to media reports, Iran has been elected to the Standing Committee of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Assembly, defeating the US efforts to prevent Tehran's participation. (2) The Iranian delegation to the United Nations in Vienna stated: "Despite the US attempts to block Iran's participation in the UN General Assembly, IAEA member states have made their choice: they voted in favor of Iran." (3) The delegation described the result as a rejection of unilateral US pressure on the agency and called on Washington to take responsibility for its "continued serious violations of international law." (4) The Iranian representative also accused the US of aggression against Iran, substantial support for Israeli genocide in Palestine, and attacks on Iran's protected nuclear facilities. (5) OCA spokesman Berrouz Kamalvandi stated that the US had made extensive efforts to prevent Iran from entering the committee, but these efforts were largely rejected when the issue went to a vote. (6) This result comes after the US recently pressured Austria to ban Iranian nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami from attending the same IAEA meeting—a move that prevented Tehran's top nuclear official from participating, while Washington took the stage to reprimand Iran for its cooperation. This time, member states have the final say.
