Key facts
- The IAEA board passed a US-backed resolution demanding Iran declare its remaining enriched uranium stocks and allow verification.
- The resolution passed with 21 votes in favor, three against (Russia, China, Niger), and 10 abstentions.
- Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister called the resolution 'whitewashing military aggression'.
- US President Donald Trump stated Iran would 'pay the price' for negotiation delays.
- The US and Iran have been engaged in retaliatory military strikes.
The UN nuclear watchdog's Board of Governors passed a US-backed resolution demanding Iran declare its remaining enriched uranium stocks and allow inspectors to verify them. The resolution, submitted by the United States, Britain, France, and Germany, passed with 21 votes in favor, three against (Russia, China, and Niger), and 10 abstentions.
This development occurred hours after the US and Iran traded military strikes. US President Donald Trump stated Iran would 'pay the price' for delays in negotiations, while Iran's Revolutionary Guard attacked US assets. Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi called the resolution 'whitewashing military aggression,' arguing that inspectors had access before Israeli strikes destroyed Iranian uranium-enrichment plants last year.
The resolution calls on Iran to 'provide the Agency with complete information on nuclear material inventories' and grant the IAEA access 'without delay.' The US and Iran are currently in talks aimed at extending a ceasefire and paving the way for broader negotiations on Iran's nuclear program.