Western States Hatch Anti-Tehran Plot - Iran's Atomic Energy Organization

Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi said that some Western countries have created a plot against Iran, as evident by the recent statements made by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, local media reported Saturday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Thursday, media reported that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made a confidential report saying that the recent missile tests conducted by Iran are not consistent with spirit of a comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear program. On July 7, Merkel said in her address to the parliament that Iran continued to develop its missile program despite the UN Security Council resolution.

According to the Iranian Tasnim news agency, Salehi said that the allegations made by Ki-moon and Merkel are strange and, since being made simultaneously, indicate that a conspiracy was made against Iran.

On March 9, media reported that Iran's armed forces had successfully tested the ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 kilometers (1,242 miles) and an accuracy of about eight meters. Following the reports, Iranian Defense Minister Brig. Gen. Hossein Dehqan dismissed the information about alleged medium-range ballistic missile test conducted in the country.

On July 14, 2015, Iran and the P5+1 group of countries comprising Russia, the United States, China, France and the United Kingdom plus Germany, signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The agreement guarantees the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.

Following the adoption of the JCPOA, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 2231, which prohibits Iran from engaging in activities related to ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons.