(PTI): Iran says it will soon inform the International Atomic Energy Agency of a timetable for inspection of its recently-announced nuclear facility.

Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi broke the news in an exclusive interview with Press TV late on Monday.

Iran has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that the new plant will produce enriched uranium of up to 5 percent, consistent with its nuclear energy program.

Salehi noted that the plant is under construction within the framework of the IAEA regulations, saying “Iran has taken all the precautionary steps to safeguard its nuclear facilities.”

The Iranian nuclear chief said the attacks and accusations leveled by the United States and its Western allies during last week’s summit of the G-20 in Pittsburgh were pre-planned.

He also accused the major powers of politicizing Iran’s nuclear activities.

Salehi said that his country will try to resolve the issue both politically and technically with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) and the IAEA.

He, however, branded accusations of enriching uranium at its second enrichment site for military purposes as ‘baseless’.

The Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization reiterated that the Islamic Republic has no intention of making nuclear weapons, saying its atomic drive is only aimed at peaceful purposes.

He noted that having a nuclear weapon is “against our ethics and religion”.

“It is against our tenets, it is against our religion to produce, use, hold or have nuclear weapons or arsenal, how can we more clearly state our position, since 1974 we have been saying this,” Salehi elaborated.