A photo released by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, shows him saluting during a ceremony marking the 36th anniversary of the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in Tehran, on June 4, 2025. (Credit: AFP/KHAMENEI.IR.)
BEIRUT — The UN's nuclear watchdog found for the first time in 20 years that Iran is not meeting its nuclear obligations. In response, Iran announced the opening of a new uranium enrichment facility, according to state television.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), speaking on condition of anonymity, stated that Iran had provided no further details, particularly on the location of the site.
Escalation of tensions with Israel
According to AP, the decision made by the Board of Governors of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog could increase tensions and trigger a process to restore United Nations sanctions against Tehran later this year.
This report and the Iranian response come in a tense context, with rumors circulating about Israeli strike preparations against nuclear facilities in Iran, and new talks between Iran and the United States are scheduled for Sunday in Oman.
In the draft resolution reviewed by the Associated Press, the Board of Governors renewed its call for Iran to provide answers "without delay" as part of a long-standing investigation into traces of uranium found in several locations that Tehran has not declared as nuclear sites.
Nineteen member countries of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which represents the agency's member states, voted in favor of the resolution, according to diplomats speaking on condition of anonymity to describe the results of a closed-door vote. Russia, China, and Burkina Faso opposed it, eleven countries abstained, and two did not vote.
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