The International Atomic Energy Agency’s board of governors on Thursday adopted a resolution condemning Iran’s “non-compliance” with its obligations for the first time in 20 years, potentially paving the way for the reimposition of United Nations sanctions on Tehran. Iran hit back immediately, saying it would establish a new enrichment facility “in a secure location”.
The UN nuclear watchdog’s board of governors on Thursday formally found that Iran was not complying with its nuclear obligations, a move that could lead to further tensions and set in motion an effort to restore sanctions on Tehran later this year.
Iran reacted immediately, saying it would establish a new enrichment facility “in a secure location” and that “other measures are also being planned”.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran has no choice but to respond to this political resolution,” the Iranian Foreign Ministry and the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran said in a joint statement.
US President Donald Trump previously warned that Israel or America could carry out air strikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities if negotiations failed – and some American personnel and their families have begun leaving the region over the tensions, which come ahead of a new round of Iran-US talks Sunday in Oman. In Israel, the US Embassy ordered American government employees and their families to remain in the Tel Aviv area over security concerns
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