Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali expressed “gratitude to Russia for its principled position regarding the decision of the International Atomic Energy Agency, which contains criticism of Tehran.”

The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement after the Iranian diplomat’s meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov that “attention was focused on current events at the regular meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna.” that “the two sides categorically condemned the destructive actions of the US and its allies among the members of the Council, who began to vote and supported the adoption of the anti-Iranian resolution, which appears to be clearly politicized. Kazem Jalali thanked Russia for its principled position on this document.

Earlier, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian vowed to “immediately” respond to any politicized move taken by the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency next week. “Any political move by the United States and three European countries will undoubtedly elicit a coordinated, effective and immediate response from the Islamic Republic,” Abdullahyan said in a telephone conversation with European Commissioner for Security and External Relations Josep Borrell.