Iran nuclear impasse deepens after U.S. wins U.N. watchdog vote
The U.S. pushed through a resolution of censure against Iran that refers its nuclear file to the United Nations Security Council.
The United States successfully pushed through a resolution of censure against Iran, referring its nuclear file to the United Nations Security Council. This move has further widened the diplomatic rift between Washington and Beijing, Moscow, and Tehran. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) resolution to send Tehran’s case to the Security Council received support from 23 out of 35 board of governors, according to an official tally.
China and Russia led the remaining group of board members who either opposed or abstained from voting on the measure. Prior to the vote, Beijing and Moscow had joined Iran in rejecting the legality of the vote, stating that the IAEA "lacks a legal basis" to even report on Iran’s activities and that doing so "risks politicizing" a technical matter.
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