The International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors passed a resolution calling on Iran to disclose its enriched uranium stockpile and grant inspectors access for verification, Israeli and Iranian media report. The measure passed with 21 votes in favor, 3 against (Russia, China, Niger), and 10 abstentions.
The IAEA Board of Governors voted Wednesday morning at 11:32 Jerusalem time to approve a resolution demanding Iran disclose its enriched uranium stockpile and allow inspectors access for verification, according to reports from Israeli and Iranian media. The measure passed by a vote of 21 in favor, 3 against (Russia, China, and Niger), and 10 abstentions. This vote itself follows two earlier thread items from the same desk day: at 17:40 Jerusalem, we reported the Board had already passed a resolution on the same subject (21-3-10); a separate item at that same timestamp noted Iran's vow of 'reciprocal measures.' The current update thus represents a later-in-the-day confirmation of the same vote, with the vote count now specified as 21-3-10 with no abstention breakdown change.
As The Zioneer reported at 17:40 Jerusalem on June 10, the Board passed a resolution calling on Iran to disclose enriched uranium locations and grant inspector access; at that time, Iran stated it would take 'reciprocal measures' in response. A subsequent piece at 17:46 Jerusalem, also June 10, added that IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi had personally demanded Iran reveal the stockpile details—a demand that came amid weeks of uncertainty following military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. The initial thread item, at 17:40, gave the vote count as 21-3 with 10 abstentions, citing diplomats to Reuters.
The Zioneer has previously reported on the wider context: a U.S.-drafted resolution was circulated ahead of the Board's week (June 8, 02:48 Jerusalem), and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, on June 10 at 19:45 Jerusalem, urged referring Iran to the UN Security Council, arguing the IAEA vote confirms Iran's NPT violations. Background context also includes a June 5 report of an Iranian denial of a transfer agreement, and a June 10 report that Iran is struggling to give up 460 kg of 60-percent enriched uranium, citing i24NEWS.
What remains open: the final resolution text has not been published in full by The Zioneer; Iran's response—whether it will comply, negotiate, or retaliate—is unconfirmed. The resolution does not include an automatic Security Council referral clause.
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