New york: Iran's mission to the United Nations has denounced a UN Security Council meeting on Iran's nuclear program as 'another display of hypocrisy and double standards,' arguing that UN Security Council Resolution 2231 expired in October 2025 and no longer provides any legal basis for such discussions.

According to Islamic Republic News Agency, the statement issued by Iran's UN mission highlighted that several members, 'at the behest of the United States,' repeated 'baseless claims' against Iran's peaceful nuclear program and 'parrot-like repeated the disinformation campaign of the United States and the Israeli regime.' The mission emphasized that Resolution 2231, which endorsed the 2015 nuclear agreement, expired on October 18, 2025, thus concluding all related provisions and obligations.

The mission asserted that there is 'no legal basis for the so-called 1737 Committee, no remaining Security Council sanctions resolution against Iran, and no justification for holding meetings under the 'non-proliferation' agenda item.' Iran described the meeting as 'a blatant abuse of the Security Council's authority and a deliberate attempt to mislead the international community.'

Iran also reiterated its stance as a responsible member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) for over five decades, maintaining that it has 'never sought nuclear weapons.' The statement pointed out the real threat to the non-proliferation regime as the impunity enjoyed by those attacking safeguarded peaceful nuclear facilities while claiming adherence to international law and non-proliferation principles.

The mission further argued that the current situation results from the United States' withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the continued failure of three European countries to fulfill their commitments, and illegal US and Israeli military aggression against Iran's safeguarded peaceful nuclear facilities.

The Security Council meeting was convened after Colombia, the council's rotating president for June, secured approval through a procedural vote despite opposition from Russia and China. The session ended without any outcome, and no report was presented on behalf of the UN secretary-general.