Iran withdraws resolution on nuclear site attacks at IAEA
Iran pulled a resolution at the UN nuclear watchdog’s annual conference that sought to prohibit attacks on nuclear facilities.
Iran pulled a resolution at the UN nuclear watchdog’s annual conference that sought to prohibit attacks on nuclear facilities.
The draft resolution—co-sponsored by China, Russia, and a group of nations including Cuba and Venezuela—condemned the June 2025 Israeli and US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
“Guided by the spirit of goodwill and constructive engagement, and at the request of several member states,” Tehran had deferred action until next year, Iran’s Ambassador to the UN Reza Najafi told the General Conference on Thursday.
Iran and the other sponsors of the resolution do not wish to place member states in a position of endorsing an unrealistic decision, he said.
The issue will be raised again at the next session of the IAEA General Conference, according to the Permanent Mission of the of Iran.
The withdrawal also comes as France, Germany and the UK have invoked the snapback mechanism to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran under resolution 2231. That process is expected to conclude by September 28 unless the Security Council adopts a resolution to preserve sanctions relief.
This comes against a backdrop of escalating tensions, triggered by Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites in June, followed by US attacks on three additional facilities.
However, Tehran says its nuclear program is peaceful.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that the sanctions process was “a done deal,” adding that “The latest news we had from the Iranians is not serious.”
