IAEA adopts resolution criticizing Iran

The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency adopted, Wednesday evening, by a large majority in Vienna, a resolution officially criticizing Iran for its lack of cooperation, diplomatic sources told AFP.

The text submitted by the United States and the Group of Three (Britain, France and Germany) is the first criticism of Tehran voted by the United Nations agency since June 2020, against the backdrop of accelerating Iran's nuclear program and halting negotiations aimed at reviving the 2015 agreement.

Thirty members approved the resolution, which Russia and China opposed, diplomats said, while India, Libya and Pakistan abstained.

This resolution urges Iran to "cooperate" with the United Nations, which in a recent report denounced its failure to obtain "credible" answers regarding traces of enriched uranium found at 3 undeclared sites.

During discussions leading up to the vote, US Ambassador Laura Holgate said that it is "essential that Iran provides all information and documents that the Agency deems necessary to clarify and resolve these issues."

In response to criticism from Moscow and Beijing, she added: "We are not taking these steps to escalate the confrontation for political purposes. We are not looking for such an escalation, but rather for reliable explanations to permanently close this file."

Before announcing the adoption of the resolution, Tehran took the initiative to stop the work of two cameras installed by the International Atomic Energy Agency to monitor its nuclear activities.

A spokesman for the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization, Behrouz Kamalvandi, who monitored the separation of the two cameras, said that Tehran "is studying other measures," saying that he "hopes that the Westerners and the agency will come to their senses, and that they will respond to Tehran's cooperation with cooperation."

The head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Eslami, also said that "Iran does not have any secret and unscripted nuclear activities and unidentified sites or activities," adding: "The documents that were presented are forged, and it is a political step to put maximum pressure on Tehran," according to IRNA. ".

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