The Pros and Cons on Iran's Nuclear Rights: From IAEA Board of Governors to UN Security Council

In spite of three decades "Implementation of Safeguard Agreements in I.R. of Iran" and three years concrete verifications by the IAEA, the issue was  informed to the UN Security Council in accordance with art. 12 of the  IAEA's Statute. The Council by the statement of its President (29 March  2006), inter alia, calls on Iran to comply with the resolutions of the Board  of Governors and implement without delay all transparency or  confidence-building measures necessary to clarify the outstanding issues.  Nevertheless, emphasizing the importance of continuing its peaceful  nuclear programme for its supreme interests (development not military  nature), Iran refers to legal disputes between it and the IAEA as well as three European countries on the implementation of INFCIR/214 (1974) as a basis for their illegality i.e. they violated international nuclear rights of Iran, as a NPT state party, to peaceful nuclear development. This article analyzes the current process of Iran nuclear programme from the Board of Governors to the Security Council, in particular, some remarks on the interpretation of Iran nuclear rights in the light of international nuclear law.