Sunday, September 25 2005 13:53 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Tehran: Iran today (Sept 25, 2005) rejected a UN atomic watchdog agency resolution that would refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council over its disputed nuclear program as 'political, illegal and illogical.'

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said the resolution, approved by vote, removed doubts that Britain, France and Germany, the key three European countries negotiating with Iran, have violated previous agreements with Iran.

"The three European countries implemented a planned scenario already determined by the United States," Mottaki said on state-run television.

The 35-nation board of the U.N. atomic watchdog agency approved the resolution Saturday that could lead to Iran's referral to the UN Security Council for violating a nuclear arms control treaty, unless Tehran eases suspicions about its nuclear activities.

The resolution was adopted with 22 of 35 board nations supporting it, 12 abstaining and one rejecting it.

In remarks suggesting increasing tension in Tehran-London relations, Mottaki said the rotating presidency of the European Union "is unable to manage the situation' and made decisions under US pressure. Britain is holds the current EU presidency.

"The EU3 (three European countries), through rendering this politically motivated, illegal and illogical resolution removed any final doubts that they are not committed to their obligations under agreements reached with Iran in the past 20 months," Mottaki said.