UN nuclear vote angers Iran press

Newspapers in Iran have reacted angrily to the resolution passed by the United Nations nuclear agency which paves the way for the country to be referred to the UN Security Council, with one paper calling for the country to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

The finger of blame is pointed at the US and Britain over the IAEA's resolution, but some papers focus on the abstention of 12 countries - including China and Russia - from the "anti-Iran" vote.

Kayhan

The government of the Islamic Republic of Iran should immediately issue a statement to oppose the IAEA's resolution... and clearly announce its full withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)... Without wasting any time, the Majlis [parliament] should ratify an emergency bill to force the government to withdraw from the NPT.

Jomhuri-ye Eslami

To avoid a face-to-face confrontation with Iran, Washington has preferred that its administrators fulfil its demands. The role of England in this issue as America's agent is so obvious that sometimes London's position is more outrageous than that of the US... The IAEA resolution against Iran once more proved the hostility of the US and its allies against the country. This unfair action of the IAEA will not be left unanswered.

Siyasat-e-Ruz

Considering the last meeting of the IAEA and its results it can be concluded that this session has turned into a show of power among the members to reinforce their position in the international community. The result of this show of power is the weakening of the position of the US and the three European countries. This proves that the period of a unipolar world has come to an end and the world must bow to new players like China, the non-aligned countries and the 77 group.

Aftab-e-Yazd

We always think that the verbal support of certain countries for our position is infinite and we have repeatedly made mistakes in this regard that have inflicted huge costs on the country. The decision by China, Russia and the Non-Aligned Movement countries to abstain in the anti-Iran vote at the IAEA shows that we should not test things that have been tested several times.

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