The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Wednesday, June 10, passed a resolution calling on the Islamic Republic to provide transparency about the whereabouts of its enriched uranium stockpiles and allow IAEA inspectors to verify these materials.
According to diplomats present at the closed-door meeting of the Board of Governors, the resolution, submitted by the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, was approved with 21 votes in favor. Russia, China, and Niger voted against it, while 10 members abstained. Venezuela did not participate in the vote.
The resolution was passed just hours after Iran and the United States carried out mutual military strikes against each other. Tensions escalated after Donald Trump announced that an American Apache helicopter had been targeted and shot down near the Strait of Hormuz.
The Board of Governors’ resolution focuses on concerns about the fate of Iran’s enriched uranium stockpiles. Although US and Israeli strikes in June and July last year destroyed or severely damaged parts of Iran’s enrichment facilities, assessments indicate that a significant portion of the nuclear material produced, including highly enriched uranium, remains intact.
