{
  "id": 11611179,
  "title": "Iran not obliged to abandon its nuclear programme, Russia's IAEA envoy says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/iran-not-obliged-to-abandon-its-nuclear-programme-russias-iaea-envoy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T05:24:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-not-obliged-abandon-its-nuclear-programme-russias-iaea-envoy-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russia's IAEA envoy, Mikhail Ulyanov, has stated that Iran is not obligated to abandon its nuclear programme. This contradicts a recent call from the US Ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, who has urged Iran to give up its nuclear programme. Ulyanov, in a post on X, reiterated that Iran possesses an inalienable right not to relinquish its nuclear programme. He accused the Republican administration of basing its stance on incorrect assumptions about non-proliferation norms and the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).",
  "summary": "Iran not obliged to abandon its nuclear programme, Russia's IAEA envoy says Iran is not obliged to abandon its nuclear programme, says Russia’s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mikhail Ulyanov, rejecting US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz’s call for Iran to abandon its nuclear programme. \"Apparently the #US Ambassador doesn’t know that #Iran is not obliged to…",
  "key_points": [
    "Russia's IAEA envoy, Mikhail Ulyanov, says Iran isn't obliged to abandon its nuclear program.",
    "Contradicts US Ambassador Mike Waltz's call for Iran to give up its nuclear program.",
    "Ulyanov accuses US of basing stance on incorrect assumptions about non-proliferation norms."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Russia's statement at the IAEA supports Iran's right to maintain its nuclear programme, contradicting US calls for Iran to abandon it and potentially easing pressure on Iran.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}