US Britain France Germany Push IAEA Board to Report Iran to UN Security Council for First Time in Twenty Years

The United States, Britain, France and Germany have drafted a resolution seeking to report Iran to the UN Security Council, according to diplomats and a text seen by Reuters and the AP 12. The draft, not yet formally submitted, would follow a June 2025 IAEA finding that Iran breached its non-proliferation obligations by failing to cooperate with an investigation into uranium traces at undeclared sites, and would go to a board vote next week in Vienna 12. Iran has denied IAEA inspectors access to nuclear sites struck by Israel and the US in June 2025 and has not let the agency verify remaining stocks of uranium enriched up to 60% purity, which the IAEA estimated at 440.9 kg before the strikes 23. A senior Western diplomat told the AP the referral had been held back to allow a final push for diplomacy, adding that the board now must act because communication with Iran has stopped 2. The IAEA's confidential report warned that Iran's continued denial of access constitutes a "proliferation risk" requiring action "with the utmost urgency." Russia's and China's Security Council veto power means specific punitive measures are unlikely even if the referral succeeds 2.