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U.S. and European Allies Seek IAEA Referral of Iran to U.N. Security Council

IAEA inspectors have been denied access to sites that hold about 440.9 kg of uranium enriched to roughly 60 percent, a situation the agency calls an urgent proliferation risk.

The IAEA logo is displayed in front of the agency’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria, June 5, 2026. REUTERS/Elisabeth Mandl/File Photo
FILE - Rafael Grossi, one of the four candidates for the next UN Secretary-General, attends an event, "The Leader the UN Needs: Choosing the Next Secretary-General," in London on May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
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Overview

  • The United States, Britain, France and Germany have drafted a resolution asking the IAEA Board of Governors to transmit the Iran file to the U.N. Security Council for consideration at the board meeting scheduled for Sept. 7–11, 2026.
  • A confidential IAEA report says Tehran has withheld information and denied inspectors access to more than 20 sites while maintaining roughly 440.9 kilograms of uranium enriched to about 60 percent purity.
  • Diplomats say the draft resolution remains under negotiation and has not yet been formally submitted to the 35-member IAEA board, so its final wording and fate are still unsettled.
  • Any Security Council action would face major limits because Russia and China are permanent members with veto power and have opposed prior steps to punish Tehran.
  • The standoff follows U.S. and Israeli strikes that damaged Iran’s enrichment facilities in 2025, a break in monitoring that the IAEA warns raises real proliferation risks and could deepen regional tensions and complicate diplomacy.