The International Atomic Energy Agency censured the Islamic Republic for the second time this year for failing to cooperate with the organization’s oversite of its nuclear program.
The resolution, put forward by France, Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom, was approved by 19 members of the IAEA board, while Burkina Faso, China, and Russia voted against.
The measure cited repeated violations by Tehran of its obligations under the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which restricts the theocracy's uranium processing to levels necessary for civilian purposes.
Officials from the Iran regime’s Foreign Ministry condemned the action, stating shortly after the decision that the country’s atomic energy authority would soon increase uranium enrichment in response to the matter.
The IAEA has noted in previous reports the Islamic Republic has failed to account for trace uranium found at undeclared locations, expelled its most experienced inspectors, and refused to allow physical monitoring at many of its nuclear research and production facilities.
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