The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Thursday adopted a resolution calling on Iran to provide it with access and information about its nuclear program, as required by UN resolutions.
The vote came a day after the IAEA chief renewed his call for Tehran to allow inspections at key nuclear sites attacked by Israel and the United States in June.
Tensions between Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog have flared repeatedly in recent years and escalated further after a 12-day war in June in which Israel and the United States attacked key Iranian nuclear facilities.
Since the war, agency inspectors have not had access to sites such as Fordo and Natanz, which were affected by the attacks, but have been able to visit other sites.
Thursday’s resolution “urges Iran to fully and without delay comply with its legal obligations under […] UN Security Council Resolutions and expand full and rapid cooperation to the IAEA, including by providing the information and access that the Agency requests,” according to the text.
The vote was approved with 19 votes in favor, three against and 12 abstentions.
“We have carried out a series of inspections, but we have not been able to go to the sites of the attacks. I hope we can. In fact, we have to go because this is part of Iran’s commitments,” IAEA chief Rafael Grossi told reporters on Wednesday after opening the Vienna-based agency’s regular board meeting.
“I hope we can move forward constructively.”
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday afternoon rejected any cooperation with the IAEA “in relation to the bombed sites.”
“We only cooperate on nuclear facilities that have not been affected, in accordance with IAEA standards,” he said on Telegram.
