US, European powers submit IAEA resolution on access to Iran’s bombed nuclear sites

The United States and Europe’s three leading powers have submitted a draft resolution to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), calling on Iran to provide information and access to nuclear sites that were targeted in attacks earlier this year.

The draft, put forward by France, Britain, Germany, and the US, was submitted to the UN atomic watchdog’s 35-nation Board of Governors on November 18, Caliber.Az reports per foreign media. 

Diplomats said it is expected to be adopted as early as November 19.

The move follows a recent IAEA report, which said Tehran had not yet allowed inspectors into the sites attacked in June and that accounting for its uranium stockpile is “long overdue.”

The report highlighted that Iran has not informed the IAEA of the status of these sites or its enriched uranium stock, which includes material enriched up to 60% purity, approaching weapons-grade levels of roughly 90%.

The draft resolution states: “Iran must … provide the (International Atomic Energy) Agency without delay with precise information on nuclear material accountancy and safeguarded nuclear facilities in Iran, and grant the Agency all access it requires to verify this information.”

In June 2025, several of Iran’s key nuclear facilities were hit in coordinated attacks carried out by Israel and, according to reports, supported by the United States. The strikes targeted sites including Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordow, causing damage to enrichment plants, uranium conversion facilities, and underground storage areas.

While external radiation levels were not reported to have risen, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expressed concern over potential radiological and chemical hazards inside the affected sites.

The attacks disrupted operations at some of Iran’s most sensitive nuclear infrastructure and raised international concerns about safety and non-proliferation. In the wake of these strikes, Tehran has not fully disclosed the status of its sites or uranium stockpiles, prompting the IAEA and Western powers to seek urgent access and verification.

By Aghakazim Guliyev