“Since NPT came to existence, not even a single nuclear warhead has been discarded and the IAEA has failed to gain a score in this concern,” said Larijani in a press conference here on Friday.

He said that unfortunately, a major problem with the IAEA is that it is affected by certain powers’ political pressures.

He went on to say that the IAEA has the duty to help countries that want to acquire nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

“The assistance (by the IAEA) has thus far been either low or affected by political pressures,” regretted the Iranian Speaker.

As a country suffering nuclear bombardment by the US, Japan should get actively engaged in the issue, said Larijani.