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Ensuring Iran does not acquire a nuclear weapon is a key security priority for the EU. We recall Iran’s legally binding obligations under the NPT, and its commitments, all of which are essential to the global non-proliferation regime. The EU remains committed to a diplomatic solution to address the Iran nuclear issue. We call on all countries to ensure the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015). 

The risk of a nuclear proliferation crisis in the region is increasing as a result of Iran’s escalating nuclear trajectory. Iran’s unabated nuclear advances over the last five years are of utmost concern. Iran is the only non-nuclear weapon State to systematically produce and accumulate highly enriched uranium. Iran has already accumulated more than 6 significant quantities of 60% enriched material [which the Agency defines as the approximate amount of nuclear material for which the possibility of manufacturing a nuclear explosive device cannot be excluded]. Iran’s actions carry very significant proliferation-related risks and have no credible civilian justification. In this context, we remain concerned by statements made by Iranian officials about Iran’s capacity to assemble a nuclear weapon. We urge Iran to return to the provisional implementation and work towards ratification of the Additional Protocol and to resume implementation of all JCPOA-related monitoring and verification measures.

The EU urges Iran to reverse its alarming nuclear trajectory, return to its nuclear non-proliferation commitments and co-operate with the Agency swiftly and substantially, towards full compliance with its obligations under the NPT-required Safeguards Agreement. We look forward to the distribution, as soon as possible, of the IAEA DG’s comprehensive and updated assessment. We also condemn Iran’s military support to Russia, including the delivery of ballistic missiles, which is a major threat to European and international peace and security.

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