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Asahi Shimbun
11-07-2025
- Politics
- Asahi Shimbun
Iran to attend Hiroshima and Nagasaki peace ceremonies
Iranian Ambassador to Japan Peiman Seadat announced on July 10 that he plans to attend the annual Hiroshima and Nagasaki peace memorial ceremonies in August held on the anniversaries of the atomic bombings. That day, Seadat visited the photo exhibition 'Hiroshima 1945 Special Exhibition 80 Years after Atomic Bombing' at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum put on by The Asahi Shimbun and other organizations. He told reporters afterward that he had the opportunity to meet and talk with several atomic bomb survivors in June and July, and that he felt he must attend the ceremonies after seeing the photo exhibition as well. Seadat then said he would participate in both ceremonies with strong determination. This year, both cities plan to send notification letters and formal invitations to ambassadors from all countries and regions with diplomatic missions in Japan, which are listed on the Foreign Ministry's website. This includes Russia and Belarus, which were previously excluded due to the war in Ukraine. The decision to notify or invite Israel also is the result of the city of Nagasaki refraining from inviting Israel to last year's ceremony because of its continued attacks on Gaza. The move led to the United States and other countries declining to participate in the ceremony, which sparked controversy. Seadat also mentioned the legislation passed by the Iranian parliament in response to recent U.S. military attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities. The law suspends Iran's cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Seadat clarified that the law is intended to be a temporary suspension of cooperation with the IAEA. He also said if there were guarantees that Iran's nuclear facilities would not be attacked by other countries during the IAEA's inspections, the country could resume cooperation with the agency. Seadat then criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's remark that airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities were essentially the same as Hiroshima and Nagasaki in terms of ending a war. He said the remark was unacceptable, adding that Iran's nuclear program has always been and will always remain peaceful and intended solely for civilian use.
04-07-2025
- Politics
INTERVIEW: Iran Needs Assurance of No Attack During Nuke Talks
News from Japan World Jul 4, 2025 17:26 (JST) Tokyo, July 4 (Jiji Press)--The Iranian ambassador to Japan has made it clear that his country will not resume nuclear talks with the United States unless it obtains an assurance of no attack during the talks. Iran needs to receive an "assurance that right in the middle of diplomacy there will not be another kind of attack on our nuclear sites, on our nuclear scientists and etc.," Ambassador Peiman Seadat said in an interview with Jiji Press in Tokyo on Thursday. Washington should be blamed for attacking nuclear facilities in the Middle Eastern country ahead of the sixth round of talks on Iranian nuclear development by uncritically following Israel's strikes on them, but Teheran is still seeking a diplomatic solution to the problem, Seadat noted. Then he pointed to the Iranian government's intention to watch the next move by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, saying, "The party that has broken this table needs to reinstate the table in a solid and cemented way." Seadat attributed escalated tensions between Iran and the United States to Trump's decision during the first term of his presidency in 2018 to withdraw from a nuclear deal, stressing that Teheran was "100 pct faithful" to its obligations under the agreement as confirmed by the International Atomic Energy Agency. [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.] Jiji Press
Kyodo News
28-06-2025
- Politics
- Kyodo News
Iran envoy urges A-bombed Japan to stand against U.S. attacks
KYODO NEWS - 20 hours ago - 20:02 | All, Japan, World Iranian ambassador to Japan Peiman Seadat has urged Tokyo to stand against U.S. and Israeli strikes on nuclear facilities in his nation after President Donald Trump's remark likening the U.S. attacks to the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The ambassador said in a recent interview with Kyodo News that the comment is an "insult" not only to Iran, but also to Japan, the world's only country to have suffered atomic bombings. Japan should raise a "very loud voice," Seadat said, adding that Japan's voice is "important" to the international community. The interview was held after the United States, Japan's close ally, bombarded key Iranian nuclear sites on Sunday. Israel and Iran had been engaged in a tit-for-tat conflict following Israeli airstrikes on military and nuclear targets on June 13 before announcing a cease-fire on Tuesday. Trump said Wednesday during his visit to the Netherlands for a NATO summit, "I don't want to use an example of Hiroshima, I don't want to use an example of Nagasaki, but that was essentially the same thing. That ended that war." Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said in a statement Monday that Japan "understands" the U.S. military action as a demonstration of its resolve to de-escalate the situation while preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Stability in the Middle East is vital for resource-poor Japan, given its heavy dependence on the region for crude oil, and it has traditionally maintained friendly ties with Iran. Seadat criticized Trump's reference to the atomic bombings on the two Japanese cities in the closing days of World War II as an "outrageous" and "irresponsible" statement showing "total disregard for human suffering." The envoy said the U.S. attacks on the nuclear sites deserve "global condemnation," calling them "acts of aggression" committed in violation of international law. He also said that "forcing peace is not peace," in reference to Trump's comment on his Truth Social media site that "Perhaps Iran can now proceed to Peace and Harmony in the Region." The U.S. military action right in the middle of nuclear negotiations was an act of "betrayal by the Trump administration," Seadat said. Related coverage: Trump likens U.S. strikes on Iran to bombings of Hiroshima, Nagasaki NATO leaders agree to raise defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035
Japan Today
28-06-2025
- Politics
- Japan Today
Iran envoy urges Japan to take stand against U.S. attacks, Trump's remarks
U.S. President Donald Trump points to a reporter to take a question in the briefing room of the White House in Washington on Friday. Iranian ambassador to Japan Peiman Seadat has urged Tokyo to stand against U.S. and Israeli strikes on nuclear facilities in his nation after President Donald Trump's remark likening the U.S. attacks to the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The ambassador said in a recent interview with Kyodo News that the comment is an "insult" not only to Iran, but also to Japan, the world's only country to have suffered atomic bombings. Japan should raise a "very loud voice," Seadat said, adding that Japan's voice is "important" to the international community. The interview was held after the United States, Japan's close ally, bombarded key Iranian nuclear sites on Sunday. Israel and Iran had been engaged in a tit-for-tat conflict following Israeli airstrikes on military and nuclear targets on June 13 before announcing a cease-fire on Tuesday. Trump said Wednesday during his visit to the Netherlands for a NATO summit, "I don't want to use an example of Hiroshima, I don't want to use an example of Nagasaki, but that was essentially the same thing. That ended that war." Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said in a statement Monday that Japan "understands" the U.S. military action as a demonstration of its resolve to de-escalate the situation while preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Stability in the Middle East is vital for resource-poor Japan, given its heavy dependence on the region for crude oil, and it has traditionally maintained friendly ties with Iran. Seadat criticized Trump's reference to the atomic bombings on the two Japanese cities in the closing days of World War II as an "outrageous" and "irresponsible" statement showing "total disregard for human suffering." The envoy said the U.S. attacks on the nuclear sites deserve "global condemnation," calling them "acts of aggression" committed in violation of international law. He also said that "forcing peace is not peace," in reference to Trump's comment on his Truth Social media site that "Perhaps Iran can now proceed to Peace and Harmony in the Region." The U.S. military action right in the middle of nuclear negotiations was an act of "betrayal by the Trump administration," Seadat said. © KYODO
The Mainichi
27-06-2025
- Politics
- The Mainichi
Iran envoy urges A-bombed Japan to stand against U.S. attacks
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Iranian ambassador to Japan Peiman Seadat has urged Tokyo to stand against U.S. and Israeli strikes on nuclear facilities in his nation after President Donald Trump's remark likening the U.S. attacks to the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The ambassador said in a recent interview with Kyodo News that the comment is an "insult" not only to Iran, but also to Japan, the world's only country to have suffered atomic bombings. Japan should raise a "very loud voice," Seadat said, adding that Japan's voice is "important" to the international community. The interview was held after the United States, Japan's close ally, bombarded key Iranian nuclear sites on Sunday. Israel and Iran had been engaged in a tit-for-tat conflict following Israeli airstrikes on military and nuclear targets on June 13 before announcing a cease-fire on Tuesday. Trump said Wednesday during his visit to the Netherlands for a NATO summit, "I don't want to use an example of Hiroshima, I don't want to use an example of Nagasaki, but that was essentially the same thing. That ended that war." Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said in a statement Monday that Japan "understands" the U.S. military action as a demonstration of its resolve to de-escalate the situation while preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Stability in the Middle East is vital for resource-poor Japan, given its heavy dependence on the region for crude oil, and it has traditionally maintained friendly ties with Iran. Seadat criticized Trump's reference to the atomic bombings on the two Japanese cities in the closing days of World War II as an "outrageous" and "irresponsible" statement showing "total disregard for human suffering." The envoy said the U.S. attacks on the nuclear sites deserve "global condemnation," calling them "acts of aggression" committed in violation of international law. He also said that "forcing peace is not peace," in reference to Trump's comment on his Truth Social media site that "Perhaps Iran can now proceed to Peace and Harmony in the Region." The U.S. military action right in the middle of nuclear negotiations was an act of "betrayal by the Trump administration," Seadat said.
