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IAEA Demands Access to Iran as Tehran Ends Limited Cooperation

The standoff leaves inspectors unable to verify the status of roughly 440 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium.

Overview

  • The IAEA Board adopted a resolution urging Iran to promptly provide detailed information on nuclear material and facilities and to accept necessary inspections.
  • The measure was sponsored by the United States, United Kingdom, France and Germany, with 19 votes in favor, 12 abstentions, and opposition from China, Russia and Niger.
  • Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said Tehran will halt its recently resumed limited cooperation and notified Director General Rafael Grossi that the September inspection arrangement is void.
  • Inspections since June have not covered facilities struck in attacks, and access has been limited to some sites that were not targeted, leaving key questions unresolved.
  • Iran, joined by China and Russia in a joint statement, condemned the resolution as undermining dialogue and cooperation.