The US is putting increasing pressure on Iran's diplomacy and is proposing to submit the Iran issue to the UN Security Council because Tehran obstructs the work of the inspectors. The inspectors are still unable to verify the location of Iran's near weapon-grade enriched uranium stocks. This action is expected to commence at the International Atomic Energy Agency Board meeting in Vienna this week. Since Israel launched air strikes against Iran in June 2025, Iran has blocked this UN nuclear watchdog from inspecting its uranium stocks for 15 consecutive months. A copy of a two-page document seen by Bloomberg News shows that the resolution proposed by the United States requires Iran to “urgently correct its non-compliance” and allow inspections to ensure that “nuclear materials are not diverted.” The IAEA is increasingly unhappy with Iran's obstruction of the work of inspectors. IAEA Director General Grossi said at a press conference on Monday, “There is no contact, no information, and we have been told that they will not cooperate until some kind of agreement is reached in broader political negotiations.”

The US is putting increasing pressure on Iran's diplomacy and is proposing to submit the Iran issue to the UN Security Council because Tehran obstructs the work of the inspectors. The inspectors are still unable to verify the location of Iran's near weapon-grade enriched uranium stocks. This action is expected to commence at the International Atomic Energy Agency Board meeting in Vienna this week. Since Israel launched air strikes against Iran in June 2025, Iran has blocked this UN nuclear watchdog from inspecting its uranium stocks for 15 consecutive months. A copy of a two-page document seen by Bloomberg News shows that the resolution proposed by the United States requires Iran to “urgently correct its non-compliance” and allow inspections to ensure that “nuclear materials are not diverted.” The IAEA is increasingly unhappy with Iran's obstruction of the work of inspectors. IAEA Director General Grossi said at a press conference on Monday, “There is no contact, no information, and we have been told that they will not cooperate until some kind of agreement is reached in broader political negotiations.”