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The International Atomic Energy Agency refers Iran to the UN Security Council for failing to meet nuclear nonproliferation commitments.

The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) passed a resolution referring Iran to the UN Security Council for failing to comply with its nuclear nonproliferation commitments. This move follows a June 2025 resolution declaring Iran non-compliant with international safeguards. The IAEA board expressed grave concern over Iran's continued noncompliance and its lack of information regarding previously declared nuclear material and access to facilities to verify it. Iran condemned the resolution, calling it politically motivated and baseless. Tehran argued that it has neither stopped nor suspended its safeguards obligations, but that performance is currently impossible due to ongoing military operations and persistent threats. The US, which sponsored the resolution along with the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, has demanded that Iran completely dismantle its nuclear enrichment programme. President Trump reiterated his claim that Iran is seeking a nuclear weapon and warned that the world would be in deep trouble if they secured one. The UN Security Council faced a procedural clash regarding the legal validity of international sanctions against Iran. Russia and China argued that the non-proliferation agenda item was struck off the council's list of active matters in 2015. However, the Western delegations, including the UK, France, and Germany, argued that the sanctions regime had been legally revived following Iranian breaches. The council voted 11-2 in favor of adopting the provisional agenda, defeating the Russian and Chinese bid to halt the meeting.

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