The UN nuclear watchdog’s board of governors voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday in favour of a resolution criticising Iran for failing to co-operate sufficiently over its undeclared atomic sites as tensions mount between the Islamic republic and western powers.
The resolution came amid mounting concerns over Iran’s atomic activity as diplomatic efforts to save the 2015 nuclear accord Tehran signed with world powers flounder.
Hours before the resolution was adopted, Iran said it had removed two cameras belonging to the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN watchdog, from one of its nuclear facilities. That decision appeared to be a pre-emptive move by Tehran ahead of the vote on the resolution at a board of governors meeting at the IAEA in Vienna.