US lobbies UN nuclear watchdog to tighten pressure on Iran

Middle East Eye · June 7, 2026 Sanctions

US lobbies UN nuclear watchdog to tighten pressure on Iran The United States is pushing members of the UN nuclear watchdog’s board to back a resolution demanding that Iran account for its bombed nuclear sites and the enriched uranium kept there. The US-drafted text, seen by Reuters on Sunday, was circulated before this week’s quarterly meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s 35-nation Board of Governors. The move risks further poisoning talks between Washington and Tehran after Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear sites.

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