Iran's response to the IAEA's resolution is 'firm & proportionate' -foreign ministry spokesman

The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, in Vienna
The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Vienna, Austria May 23, 2021. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

June 8 (Reuters) - Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said in a tweet on Wednesday his country's response to the IAEA's resolution is "firm & proportionate” and "the initiators are responsible for the consequences.”

The U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors overwhelmingly passed a resolution criticising Iran for failing to explain uranium traces found at three undeclared sites, diplomats at a closed-door meeting said on Wednesday. read more

Reporting by Parisa Hafezi, Writing by Alaa Swilam, Editing by Chris Reese

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