Tehran, Sept. 16 -- Iran, Russia, Belarus, China, Venezuela, and Nicaragua have submitted a draft resolution to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) calling for a ban on any attacks or threats against safeguarded nuclear sites.

The move was announced by Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baqaei, who posted a screenshot of the resolution and wrote: "To defend the integrity of the NPT, Iran along with China, Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Belarus have submitted a draft resolution on "Prohibition of all forms of attack and threats of attack against nuclear sites and facilities under #IAEA safeguards".

"As our draft reconfirms, all countries enjoy 'inalienable right to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes' and are...