The New Dark Age

Thursday, 19 June 2025 — Al Mayadeen English

Ali Larijani, Senior Political Advisor to Sayyed Khamenei, vowed, “We will subject IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi to accountability after the war ends.”

His comments follow earlier remarks by the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei, who sharply criticized IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, accusing him of fueling a Western-led campaign of aggression through “biased” nuclear oversight.

Baghaei asserted that Grossi’s reports were weaponized by the E3 and the US to justify an illegal act of war by a “genocidal, warmongering regime.”

Larijani also stated that “the sixth round of talks was supposed to take place, but Trump pulled a trick in coordination with Israel,” affirming that while Tehran does not seek war, the country is facing a critical moment that demands firmness and resilience.

He called for resistance against external aggression, stating, “We must resist, confront the aggressors, and punish them.”

🇮🇷🇺🇳 Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson — Message to IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi:

Director General Rafael Grossi: “We did not have any evidence of a systematic effort [by Iran] to move into a nuclear weapon.”

This is too late, Mr. Grossi. You obscured this truth in your absolutely biased report, which was instrumentalized by the E3 and the U.S. to craft a resolution based on baseless allegations of “non-compliance.”

That same resolution was then used as a final pretext by a genocidal, warmongering regime to wage a war of aggression on Iran — and to launch an unlawful attack on our peaceful nuclear facilities.

Do you know how many innocent Iranians have been killed or maimed as a result of this criminal war?

Is this how an international civil servant is tested for UN leadership?

Misleading narratives have dire consequences, Mr. Grossi — and they demand accountability.

You betrayed the non-proliferation regime.

You’ve made the IAEA a partner to this unjust war of aggression.

You’ve turned the IAEA into a tool of convenience for non-NPT members to deprive NPT signatories of their basic rights under Article 4.

Any clear conscience?