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IAEA anti-Iran resolution

Iran's top security official has strongly slammed the International Atomic Energy Agency’s recent anti-Iran resolution, calling it illegal and politically motivated. Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Major General Mohsen Rezaei, made the remark in a social media post. He said the resolution adopted by the IAEA's Board of Governors is technically unfounded and unacceptable, and bears the clear imprint of US-Israeli pressure. Rezaei warned that the IAEA’s politicized and disruptive actions will push countries toward withdrawing from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Earlier, the Iranian Foreign Ministry also slammed the resolution, saying it was adopted under pressure from European countries and the US. It added that the resolution undermines the foundations of the nuclear non-proliferation regime by ignoring the fact that lack of access to Iran's nuclear facilities was the result of the US-Israeli aggression.

Iran rejects snapback

Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations has condemned the Security Council meeting on the activation of the so-called snapback mechanism by three European countries. The mission said the meeting was another misuse of the Council’s procedures and authority to advance the political agendas of certain member states. It added that the attempt by the UK, France and Germany to trigger the snapback mechanism of the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, was invalid due to their non-compliance with the agreement and Security Council resolution 2231 that upheld it. The mission noted that Resolution 2231 expired last October, and all nuclear-related provisions, measures, and restrictions related to it have been permanently terminated. The Iranian mission emphasized that the Security Council’s procedures and meetings must serve international peace and security and must not be exploited to advance politically motivated allegations or provide cover for unlawful acts.

US fuel crisis

The national average price of diesel in the United States has surpassed six dollars a gallon for the first time ever, as the US-Israeli aggression on Iran and the closure of the Hormuz Strait reduce supply. A new report cited energy market analysts as saying that record diesel prices will impact every cargo, shipment, and every delivery Americans are taking, and are likely to reignite inflation up and down the supply chain. Average US diesel prices are now up roughly 2.3 dollars a gallon compared to a year ago. According to the US Energy Information Administration, diesel inventories are currently 13 percent below their five-year average at slightly over one-hundred-six million barrels. Rising fuel prices have weighed heavily on consumers this year, and have become a major concern for Republicans who are trying to maintain thin majorities in Congress in the midterm elections.

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