Eslami Warns IAEA Data Misuse Threatens Global Nuclear Security

Iran’s Nuclear Chief Accuses West of Enabling Unprecedented Attack on Nuclear Facilities

Mohammad Eslami Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization condemned the recent attack on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure as “the heaviest bomb ever used against a peaceful nuclear site” accusing Western powers of weaponizing IAEA intelligence to enable the strike.

Mohammad Eslami, Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, condemned the recent attack on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure as “the heaviest bomb ever used against a peaceful nuclear site,” accusing Western powers of weaponizing IAEA intelligence to enable the strike.

In a powerful address at the IPIS conference “International Law Under Assault, Aggression, and Self-Defense,” Mohammad Eslami, Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), delivered a searing indictment of the recent attack on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, calling it the most destructive strike ever launched against a peaceful nuclear facility in history.

“The heaviest bomb ever used in modern warfare was dropped on Iran’s nuclear sites,” Eslami declared. “And yet, our security environment has not changed. Every day, we are threatened: ‘If you touch anything, we will strike again.’”

The attack, which targeted the Tehran Research Reactor’s fuel production unit and a facility critical to medical isotope production, was not random, Eslami insisted. “This precision was only possible because intelligence shared under the IAEA’s supervision was weaponized against us. The very laboratory bombed was co-equipped with IAEA support, turning trust into a vulnerability.”

Eslami condemned what he called the “systematic abuse” of the IAEA’s monitoring framework. “Over 25% of all IAEA inspections globally have targeted Iran. We bear 80% of the cost of safeguards, yet we are the only country whose data is leaked, exploited, and turned into a justification for aggression.”

He revealed that Iran had proposed, at the IAEA’s 2025 General Conference in Vienna, a global ban on military strikes against nuclear facilities under IAEA oversight, a proposal blocked by the United States. “Protecting these sites is not an Iranian demand,” he said. “It is a global imperative. If they can bomb ours, they can bomb anyone’s.”

Eslami highlighted the hypocrisy of international oversight. “The IAEA’s mandate is to promote peaceful nuclear technology, not to enable its destruction. Yet for years, it has ignored the failures of other states and focused only on Iran. Its reports are one-sided. Its silence is complicity.”

He stressed that the legal basis for the 2015 nuclear deal, UN Security Council Resolution 2231, expired last month. “Iran’s constraints were conditional. The other side never fulfilled its obligations. So our return to full nuclear rights is not a violation, it is our legal right.”
With mounting threats and no international protection, Eslami announced Iran’s new legal priority: “Iran’s Parliament has mandated the absolute protection of nuclear sites and scientists. No more vulnerability. No more double standards.”

He warned that the erosion of the IAEA’s credibility threatens the entire global nuclear order. “When a watchdog’s data becomes a targeting map, when its neutrality is traded for political advantage, the system fails. And when it fails, we all pay the price.”
Eslami concluded with a call to the international community: “If you believe in the rule of law, defend it. If you believe in peaceful nuclear energy, protect it. And if you believe in the IAEA, hold it accountable.”