US EditionIran threatens nuclear escalation after UN watchdog board finds it in breach of obligations
- On June 12, during a meeting in Vienna, the IAEA Board of Governors adopted a resolution officially stating that Iran had failed to meet its nuclear nonproliferation commitments.
- This decision followed findings that Iran failed to fully cooperate since 2019 regarding undeclared nuclear material at multiple sites, raising questions for the UN Security Council.
- Iran immediately condemned the resolution, announced plans to establish a new enrichment site in a secure location near Isfahan, and replace older centrifuges with advanced IR-6 models.
- The 35-member board voted 19-3 with 11 abstentions, and Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization spokesman said actions will significantly increase enriched material production.
- The resolution may lead to restored UN sanctions and heightened regional tensions, while Iran insists its nuclear program is civilian and vows forceful responses to any attacks.
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On Thursday, the UN Nuclear Agency had officially announced that Iran had violated the agreements on uranium enrichment. According to the same agency, the site of Natanz, the principal of the Tehran program, would have been critically compromised by the bombings.
After Israel's attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) observes the "deeply worrying situation in Iran." Foreign Minister Wadephul also confirms: "No one has any of this if this development continues to escalate."
'Unjustified, groundless and cruel': Iran slams U.N. nuclear watchdog's historic breach finding as Middle East braces for Israeli strike
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has found Iran in violation of its nuclear obligations for the first time in two decades, according to a resolution obtained by The Washington Post. The development marks a significant escalation in tensions between Iran and international nuclear monitoring bodies. The resolution, which was voted on Thursday by the IAEA’s board of governors, cited multiple undeclared locations where nuclear material …
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