Tehran (IP) - Russia's ambassador to Tehran said Moscow was defending Iran against a draft by Western countries for a resolution of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors.

Iran PressIran News: The United States and three European countries, including Germany, Britain, and France, have submitted a draft resolution to the Board of Governors (BOG) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), saying the unresolved issues related to uranium found on Iran's undisclosed sites are a matter of grave concern.

The four countries also said that "due to insufficient substantive cooperation by Iran", issues concerning disputes and safeguards remained unresolved, and called on Iran to "accept the IAEA proposal immediately for further engagement to clarify and resolve all outstanding issues regarding safeguards."

Russian Ambassador to Iran Levan Dzhagaryan added that Russia has always stood by Iran and wants Iran to reach an agreement.

Talking about the seizure of an Iranian oil tanker by Greece in its territorial waters, which was recently ordered by the United States, Dzhagaryan also said: "They are thieves. Some time ago, they stole Russian money and now they have stolen Iranian oil."

On May 25, the Greek government seized a ship operating under the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran off the coast of this country and confiscated its cargo in coordination with the US government.

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