Iran Friday accused Yukiya Amano, the head of the United Nations atomic watchdog, of putting Iran's nuclear scientists at risk of assassination by "terrorists" and U.S. and Israeli agents.
Iran
Friday accused Yukiya Amano, the head of the United Nations atomic watchdog, of
putting
Iran
's
nuclear scientists at risk of assassination by "terrorists" and
U.S.
and
Israeli agents.
"The international community is...witnessing [the] ugly phenomenon of
assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists and experts by terrorist
groups,"
Iran
's
envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency told Amano by letter.
"The release of the names of Iranian nuclear scientists...[by the IAEA]
has made them targets for assassination by terrorist groups as well Israeli
regime and
United States of America
intelligence services."
The Nov. 16 letter, an English version of which was made available by the
Iranian diplomatic mission in
Vienna
, said
the names were leaked in the annex to the IAEA's recent damning report on
Iran
's
nuclear program.
Soltanieh said releasing the names, which he said have also appeared in
U.S.
and
European Union sanctions lists, was contrary to IAEA rules and that he reserved
the right to take "appropriate legal measures."
Amano is "accountable for any security threat against the lives of my
fellow citizens referred to by you and their families as well as sabotage
against locations indicated on your report based on baseless allegations."
Last week's IAEA report came the closest yet to accusing
Iran
of
seeking to develop nuclear weapons. The IAEA's 35-nation board was expected to
approve later Friday a resolution expressing its "deep and increasing
concern."
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