Key facts
- Iran's ambassador to the IAEA called a new UN nuclear watchdog resolution "counter-productive."
- The resolution demands Iran provide access and information on its nuclear sites.
- Iran's Foreign Minister stated that access to bombed nuclear sites would not be granted without a deal.
- The resolution was jointly tabled by France, the UK, Germany, and the United States.
- Iran's envoy stated the resolution would have a "negative impact" on cooperation.
Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Reza Najafi, criticized a new resolution passed by the UN nuclear watchdog, calling it "counter-productive" and an impediment to ongoing negotiations with Washington. Najafi described the resolution, which demands Iran provide access and information on its nuclear sites, as "politically motivated" and "legally flawed."