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Iran Ends IAEA Inspection Deal, Rejects Watchdog Resolution

Tehran casts the board’s vote as politicized pressure following the June strikes that severed inspection continuity.

Overview

  • Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said a formal letter to Director General Rafael Grossi ended the September Cairo accord that had set terms to restart inspections.
  • Iran will not permit IAEA visits to the attacked complexes, including Natanz and Fordow, unless a new, concrete agreement is reached.
  • The IAEA Board of Governors adopted a resolution backed by the United States, Britain, France and Germany by 19 votes to three with 12 abstentions.
  • The measure urges full and prompt cooperation and seeks precise information on near weapons-grade uranium, as inspectors have been barred from damaged sites since June.
  • Spokesman Esmail Baghaei said Iran could take further retaliatory steps, with additional uranium enrichment identified as a possibility.