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  "id": 6451296,
  "title": "UN nuclear watchdog board reports Iran to Security Council for first time in 20 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/un-nuclear-watchdog-board-reports-iran-to-security-council-for-first",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T18:09:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3366971/un-nuclear-watchdog-board-reports-iran-security-council-first-time-20-years"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The UN atomic watchdog's board has reported Iran to the UN Security Council for the first time in two decades. This move comes after Iran's failure to cooperate in an investigation into traces of uranium discovered at undeclared sites. The West suspects these traces may indicate a secret nuclear weapons program from 2003. Iran denies pursuing such weapons and maintains its program is peaceful. Voting 23-8 at IAEA headquarters in Vienna, the resolution, proposed by the US, Britain, France, and Germany, will open the way for potential sanctions. Iran's ambassador to the UN, Reza Najafi, dismissed the resolution as a \"political tool\" and questioned the IAEA's credibility. He argued that Iran's ongoing conflict with the US and Israel makes compliance impossible. The US recently destroyed Iranian oil tankers, prompting Iranian retaliation against American targets in Jordan. Since the June 2025 war, Iran has barred IAEA inspectors from affected nuclear sites, making access \"materially impossible.\" The IAEA reports Iran has 440.9kg of uranium enriched up to 60% purity, which could potentially be used to build 10 nuclear bombs.",
  "summary": "The UN atomic watchdog’s board on Wednesday reported Iran to the UN Security Council for the first time in 20 years, citing it for failure to cooperate in a long-running investigation into uranium traces detected by inspectors at undeclared sites. Western officials suspect that the traces could provide evidence that Iran had a secret nuclear weapons programme until 2003. Iran says that it is not…",
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        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune",
        "title": "Nuclear agency refers Iran to UN Security Council over its refusal to cooperate",
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        "title": "IAEA board refers Iran to UN Security Council",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/iaea-board-refers-iran-to-un-security-council-6503072",
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