The IAEA Agrees On Iran's Urgent Resolution To Provide Information And Access To Its Nuclear Facilities

JAKARTA - The United Nations' nuclear watchdog body on Thursday agreed on a resolution urging Iran to provide information and access to its nuclear facilities.

The vote comes a day after International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Chief Rafael Grossi again urged Tehran to allow inspections at nuclear sites attacked by Israel and the United States in June.

Thursday's resolution "involving Iran to fully and without delay comply with its legal obligations and to provide full and immediate cooperation to the IAEA, including by providing the information and access requested by the agency," the National said. November 20.

This resolution was submitted by France, Britain, Germany (E3) to the US and passed by 19 votes. Meanwhile, Russia, China, and Niger opposed the resolution.

The resolution also states Iran's enriched uranium reserves, which the IAEA has not verified for more than five months, continue to be a serious cause of concern, quoted from Anadolu.

The resolution asks IAEA Director-General, Rafael Mariano Grossi, to submit a report to the Board of Governors regarding the implementation of all relevant provisions of Iran's NPT Security Agreement and six UN DK resolutions re-imposed through a "snapback" mechanism, including information verifying Iran's uranium reserves.

The resolution also urges Iran to strictly comply with the provisions of the Additional Protocols it signed on December 18, 2003, and to fully implement this move without delay.

Since the 12-day war between Iran and Israel in June, IAEA inspectors have not been given access to the attacked locations, IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday said Tehran would "only cooperate on un-affected nuclear facilities (by the attack), in accordance with IAEA regulations".

Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran, which targeted nuclear and military sites, as well as military leaders on June 13. Later, the US joined the war by bombing three nuclear sites, on President Donald Trump's orders, two days before he announced the ceasefire had been agreed.

President Trump claims the attack had destroyed Iran's nuclear program, but the true level of damage remains unclear.

On the other hand, the attack also ended several rounds of negotiations between Tehran and Washington aimed at reaching an agreement that would limit Iran's nuclear program in exchange for lifting sanctions.

Tehran itself has repeatedly stated that it has no plans to build and own nuclear weapons.

Foreign Minister Araghchi on Sunday confirmed that there was no more uranium enrichment in Iran, adding, "all of our facilities are under protection and monitoring" the IAEA.