Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Local sources: An Israeli ground unit, comprising more than 15 military and armored vehicles, carried out an incursion into southern rural Damascus from the occupied Syrian Golan
Belgian court orders regional government to stop military exports to Israel, Belga reports
Latin Patriarchate in occupied al-Quds: The Holy Family Church in Gaza was subjected to Israeli shelling, resulting in injuries, including Father Gabriele Romanelli
Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in France: Georges Abdallah’s lawyer has officially informed him of the court’s decision granting his release
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in South Lebanon: One was martyred in a raid that targeted the town of Kfour, Nabatieh District
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in South Lebanon: One was martyred in an Israeli drone strike that targeted a truck in the town of Naqoura
Defense Attorney: Lebanese activist George Ibrahim Abdallah will be released on July 25
Georges Abdallah's defense attorney: The decision to release Lebanese activist Georges Ibrahim Abdallah will be issued in a few minutes
The French judiciary decided to release Lebanese activist Georges Ibrahim Abdallah after 41 years of detention
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: The death toll from the al-Sudaniyya massacre, northwest of Gaza City, has risen to 15

Iran rejects Austrian intelligence report on pursuing nuclear weapons

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 30 May 2025 12:13
  • 1 Shares
2 Min Read

The Iranian Foreign Ministry describes the report as part of a media campaign intended to tarnish the image of the Islamic Republic.

Listen
  • x
  • Iran rejects Austrian intelligence report on pursuing nuclear weapons
    In this photo released by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General, Rafael Mariano Grossi, center, listens to the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami as he visits an exhibition of Iran's nuclear achievements, in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP)

Iran has firmly rejected allegations made by Austria’s domestic intelligence service regarding its nuclear activities, calling the claims false and baseless.

Austria's intelligence report had accused Iran of actively pursuing a nuclear weapons program and enhancing its missile capabilities.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry described the report as part of a media campaign intended to tarnish the image of the Islamic Republic.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei demanded an official explanation from Vienna, stressing that the claims had no foundation and were produced to generate a hostile media atmosphere against Iran.

Iran, which reiterates that its nuclear program is peaceful and for civilian use only, rejects accusations of seeking nuclear weapons, citing religious principles that forbid such activity.

Related News

Austria halts processing of Syrian asylum applications

Austrian banks reject Russian NGOs; ambassador cites media isolation

Iran defends peaceful nuclear program under NPT and IAEA oversight

Tehran categorically denied the accusations, reiterating that Iran’s nuclear program remains peaceful and is under the “strictest inspections” by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Baghaei emphasized Iran’s full commitment to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), under which it operates transparently and cooperatively with international inspectors.

Iran criticizes European silence on 'Israel's' WMDs

The Iranian spokesperson also criticized Austria and other European countries for what he called a “deceitful silence” regarding "Israel’s" possession of weapons of mass destruction.

He accused them of supporting a “genocidal and occupying regime,” which prevents the realization of a Middle East free of WMDs.

Baghaei reaffirmed Iran’s principled opposition to all types of weapons of mass destruction and noted that the Islamic Republic was a founding advocate of establishing a WMD-free zone in West Asia.

Read more: Iran denies reported enrichment freeze, reaffirms nuclear policy

  • Vienna
  • Austria
  • Esmaeil Baqaei
  • Iran

Most Read

An Israeli soldier abandons an excavator during an ambush by al-Qassam Brigades. Arabic text reads "The moment the soldier fled", July, 10, 2025 (Al Qassam Military Media)

Israeli media rue al-Qassam footage, alarmed by fighters among troops

  • Politics
  • 11 Jul 2025
This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows damage after an Iranian attack at the al Udeid Airbase outside of Doha, Qatar, June 25, 2025 (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Satellite images show Iran attack damaged US comms dome in Qatari base

  • Politics
  • 11 Jul 2025
Ukraine’s Corporate Carve-Up Collapses?

Ukraine’s Corporate Carve-Up Collapses?

  • Analysis
  • 11 Jul 2025
Credible reports, including some from Israeli media itself, indicate that Tel Aviv had pinned its hopes on what can only be described as a delusional plan. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)

Jebraily: Iran strikes rewrote regional deterrence rules - Exclusive

  • MENA
  • 15 Jul 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
Druze from Syria protest in the Israeli-occupied Majdal Shams of the occupied Golan Heights, Wednesday, July 16, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Syria's Druze leaders divided over ceasefire; IOF vow more operations

Special Envoy of the Iranian Foreign Minister and his Assistant for West Asian Affairs, Raouf Sheibani. (IRNA)
Politics

Iran will not yield to snapback threats: Iran FM advisor - Exclusive

Mourners attend the funeral of the Palestinian teenager Amjad Nassar Awad Hawshiya, 15, who was killed in an Israeli raid, in the West Bank village of Yatta, south of al-Khalil, Tuesday, July 1, 2025 (AP)
Politics

'Israel' transfers Ibrahimi Mosque authority to settler council

President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Washington (AP)
Politics

Trump admin. to deny bond hearings for undocumented immigrants

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS