US Submits Resolution Urging Iran to Open Nuclear and Uranium Facilities Information

Iran's nuclear facility in Natanz. (WIkimedia Commons/Hamed Saber)

JAKARTA - The United States is lobbying other countries on the Board of Governors of the United Nations nuclear watchdog to support a draft resolution ordering Iran to inform the agency of the location of its nuclear facilities and enriched uranium.

The text of the draft US resolution seen by Reuters on Sunday and circulated ahead of the 35-nation council's quarterly meeting this week risks further complicating the current talks between Washington and Tehran, as Iran rejects a resolution against it at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Al Arabiya reported from Reuters (8/6).

Although the IAEA's previous council resolution on Iran had been approved by a clear vote, this text could face stronger resistance because the US, along with Israel, which bombed Iranian nuclear facilities last June, has since then been unable to return to those locations.

Iran must "provide the Agency with accurate information on the material nuclear accountabilities and nuclear facilities secured in Iran" and "provide the Agency with full access needed to verify this information," the text seen by Reuters said, stating that both must be done "without delay" and "essential and urgent."

However, the text does not report Iran to the UN Security Council, as some diplomats say is being considered, which would be a follow-up to a resolution the council passed on June 12, 2025, which said Iran was in violation of its non-proliferation obligations.

It is known that Israel launched an attack on Iran's nuclear site on June 13, 2025.

Separately, the US mission to the IAEA declined to comment on their efforts to obtain a resolution this time.