INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh has said Tehran will respond "proportionately" to any action taken against
its peaceful nuclear program during the current Board of Governors meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).On the
Director General Rafael Grossi had prepared a hasty report on Iran, which he had already delivered to the European Parliament.The
spokesperson noted that the IAEA chief's report "overlooks all the measures and responses that Iran has provided with precision and in a
technical way," adding that it is "not accurate."Iran accepts neither the IAEA report nor the efforts by the U.S
Governors in violation of diplomatic principles and in defiance of current developments, according to Khatibzadeh.Iran does not consider the
U.S.-E3 resolution to be constructive, and believes it will harm cooperation between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
as well as negotiations between Tehran and the P4+1 group of countries aimed at reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), he
added.Those who sponsor such a resolution must know that Iran would not accept it, according to the official, who also urged other members
nuclear issue and Tehran's cooperation with the Agency anticipated to take center stage.The board is expected to endorse an anti-Iran
resolution produced by the European troika and the U.S., accusing Tehran of refusing to fully cooperate with the IAEA and failing to do
enough to settle alleged unresolved concerns.Iran has repeatedly warned that if the IAEA deviates from its technical nature and makes a
political judgment over Iran's peaceful nuclear program, it will retaliate.During a meeting of the IAEA's Board of Governors, Iran's top
diplomat cautioned that those who impede the diplomatic road hold responsibility for the consequences of any future resolution against the
Islamic Republic.The meeting comes as a three-month hiatus in the marathon negotiations to save the JCPOA enters its fourth month, with
Germany responsible for their failure to engage constructively.Iran agreed to specific limits on its nuclear program in exchange for the
lifting of international sanctions under the JCPOA.Despite Tehran's full compliance with its part of responsibilities, the U.S
