The following FDA Commissioner Scott Gotlib, Fizer Board Member and Ilumina have an interview with an interview with the board’s non-executive chairman, aired on 29 June 2025 on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brain”.
Margaret Brainon: We now turn to Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Sayed Irawani, who involves us from New York. Welcome to “Facing the nation”.
Emb. Iravani: Thank you for my being.
Margaret Brainon: Ambassador, can you give us some clarity? Does Iran intend to reorganize the nuclear enhancement program on its soil?
Emb. Iravani: You know that we belong to a member, responsible member, NPT, and according to this treaty, we have mutual rights. This means that the right to one side will be the responsibility of the other. In NPT, it is defined that we have two very clear rights. The first is that we can do research on development, we can produce uranium, and we may have to use peaceful energy. And the second right is that legal protection by IAEA for our activity and technical cooperation for our development program.
Margaret Brainan: Yes.
Emb. Iravani: And in turn, it will also be correct for the agency in this regard, that they should have a complete access according to the safe, comprehensive security agreement.
Margaret Brainan: Yes.
Emb. Iravani: And the second is that our peaceful nuclear activity will always be peaceful. Therefore enrichment is our right, and has an unqualified right, and we want to implement this right.
Margaret Brainon: So you plan to resume the enrichment, which is so?
Emb. Iravani: I think there will be no promotion- never stop.
Margaret Brainon: Well, when you have mentioned NPT, only for our listeners, you are talking about some international agreements that Iran has done on unreal and safety measures with the United Nations. You have mentioned the United Nations Nuclear Inspectors. State Secretary Marco Rubio released a statement yesterday stating that there were calls in Iran, it is from a newspaper that the supreme leader accused our former guest, Rafael Groxy of being an Israeli detective and calling for his arrest and execution. To be clear, is Iran threatening United Nations Inspectors?
Emb. Iravani: No, there is no danger. This is a very clear law- our Parliament has been suspended, our cooperation with IAEA, as the agency has not implemented their rights, their responsibility. Due to this it is a conditional law, and until this situation has been determined, so our cooperation with IAEA will be suspended. But whenever it is set according to the law, we can resume our cooperation. But there is no threat against the general director of IAEA.
Margaret Brainon: Well, which was published in Israel- in Iran’s “Kayhan” newspaper. Your Foreign Minister also said that IAEA and Grosi themselves are fatal in mind. Are IAEA workers, are inspectors already safe inside Iran? And can they go back to their work to inspect your sites?
Emb. Iravani: Absolutely. They are in Iran. They are in a safe position, but the activity is suspended. They cannot have access to our site, but perhaps something, it is individual, the opinion of those who can criticize IAEA or threaten the general director. But we criticize IAEA. Hum-we are assessing that they have not done their work, so they failed and they prepared [inaudible] For such aggression against us.
Margaret Brainon: I think you will condemn the call for its execution?
Emb. Iravani: Yes.
Margaret Brainan: President Trump —-
Emb. Iravani: (Ashravya) – -Media.
Margaret Brainon: I know, and you are talking to us from the United Nations. President Trump said on Friday that the Iranian officials want to meet him personally, and he said that it would happen soon. Mr. Ambassador, Tehran is planning to give up this demand for indirect communication with the United States, and will you start talking with the Trump administration?
Emb. Iravani: You see, we were in conversation, but because we know that any dispute between Iran and the United States or other parts of JCPOA cannot be resolved without negotiations and peaceful means can be used to resolve this dispute. So we are in conversation, and we are ready for conversation, but after this aggression, this is not a proper position for a new round of conversation, and there is no request for interaction and meeting with the President.
Margaret Brainon: Well, the United States wants to meet with Iran, and while the supreme leader issued a statement that Iran had settled a slap on the face with a slap on the face, after that, President Trump said that he had really stopped Israel from going ahead and stopped Israel from an attempt to kill your supreme leader. Why not offer a diplomatic lifeline? Because he is offering one.
Emb. Iravani: This is a very severe violation of international law, which threatens the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran or the leading leader of any state, incompatibility with any attack. Therefore, we should understand that, what is the principle and situation for any interaction? The conversation is- its principles, and it is a giving and process. So we should engage in conversation and discuss with each other, perhaps or not we reach a conclusion, but not interacted on unconditional surrender. It is determining a policy towards us. If they are ready for conversation, they will find us ready for him, but if they want to decide us, it is impossible for any conversation with them,
Margaret Brainan: Mr. Ambassador, thank you for your time today. We must be watching and wait to see if there are any diplomatic opportunities. We will come back right.
