Russia's IAEA envoy says Iran legally entitled to keep its nuclear program

Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s representative to the IAEA, posted on X that Iran has an inalienable right to maintain its nuclear activities and is under no obligation to cease them. He criticized the US administration’s stance as based on mistaken assumptions about non-proliferation norms and IAEA work. The comment directly rebuts remarks by US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz, who had called for Iran to abandon its nuclear programme. No further diplomatic response was noted.