IAEA Slammed for Breach of Confidentiality

Iran’s representative to Vienna-based organizations censured the International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday for breaching the confidentiality of safeguards information, after classified information about Iran’s planned activities in Natanz facility was leaked to the media.
“@iaeaorg confidential report, based on Iran's confidential letter, appeared in Media immediately even before the [Board of Governors] Members could track it down,” Kazem Gharibabadi said on Twitter. 
He added that the agency is not only responsible for updating the development, but should ensure the confidentiality of safeguards information. 
Reuters on Friday published details of a confidential IAEA report about Iran’s plans to install three more cascades of advanced IR-2m centrifuges in the underground plant at Natanz. 
“If neither the Agency nor its Member States are to be blamed for this crack in confidentiality, @iaeaorg should revise its confidentiality mechanisms, including regarding using GovAtom as the safe and confidential means for communications,” he said. 
GovAtom is a service provided by IAEA to its member state representatives, allowing online documentation on the work of the agency’s Board of Governors and its committees.