UN nuclear watchdog seeks to
inspect old nuclear sites in Iran
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| IEAE Director General Grossi addresses the media after a board of governors meeting at the IEAE headquarters in Vienna |
The board of the UN atomic watchdog agency has issued a
condemnation of Iran for stonewalling its nuclear inspectors.
By Nathan Morley
The United Nations’ atomic agency is continuing to put
pressure on Iran.
In a new resolution, the international body has insisted
Iran provide access to two sites where nuclear activity may have taken place in
the last two-decades.
The resolution, which was put forward by France, Germany,
and Britain with support by the United States, was passed by 25 votes in
favour.
China and Russia voted against while seven other countries
abstained
The UN is calling on the Iranians to satisfy the Agency's
requests without any further delay. It wants access to two sites in order to
clarify whether undeclared nuclear activity took place there in the past.
However, Iran has been blocking access to the sites since
early 2020, a move which has fuelled a diplomatic dispute. It is reported that
the sites in question are not directly relevant to Iran's current nuclear
programme.
Speaking after the vote, Kazem Gharib Abadi, the Iranian
ambassador to the IAEA, said he strongly rejected the resolution and would
respond appropriately in due course.
For its part, the IAEA said it still has the access it needs
to inspect Iran's declared nuclear facilities according to its mandate under
the nuclear deal reached in 2015.
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