UN watchdog demands Iran provide information on nuclear stockpile
Key takeaways
- Iran slams US-backed IAEA resolution as ‘politically motivated’ and warns it could complicate ceasefire talks.
- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) resolution came on Wednesday, while the US and Iran exchanged strikes after Washington blamed Tehran for the downing of an Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz.
- The strikes marked the most significant escalation since a ceasefire in April ended weeks of devastating US and Israeli attacks on Iran and retaliatory Iranian assaults across the Gulf region.
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Iran slams US-backed IAEA resolution as ‘politically motivated’ and warns it could complicate ceasefire talks.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo An IAEA resolution seeking information on Iran’s enriched uranium passed 21-3, with 10 abstentions [File: Joe Klamar/AFP]By Alex Milan Durie, AFP and Reuters Published On 11 Jun 202611 Jun 2026The governing board of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has passed a United States-backed resolution demanding Iran provide “complete information” on its enriched uranium stocks and grant access to inspectors to verify them.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) resolution came on Wednesday, while the US and Iran exchanged strikes after Washington blamed Tehran for the downing of an Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz.