US resolution draft for IAEA demands Iran open up on bombed nuclear sites, uranium stockpiles

The United States is actively lobbying members of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors to support a draft resolution that compels Iran to disclose the fate of its nuclear sites. This initiative specifically targets facilities in Isfahan, Fordow, and Natanz, which Israeli and US officials claim were bombed in June 2025 and again in early 2026. The resolution also seeks information on the highly enriched uranium stored at these locations.

Top Israeli and US officials have indicated their focus remains on these key sites, suggesting that rubble now covers the uranium, preventing Iran from accessing it. The draft resolution, circulated ahead of the IAEA's quarterly meeting, could either pressure Iran into a new nuclear agreement with the Trump administration or lead to further entrenchment by the Iranian regime, which historically bristles at IAEA resolutions.

Following the reported Israeli and American attacks, Iran is said to lack functioning centrifuges for uranium enrichment. The UN nuclear watchdog's director-general, Rafael Grossi, has consistently urged Iran to restore inspectors' access to its nuclear sites. This call has intensified since June 2025. The situation follows years of Iran allegedly ignoring IAEA obligations and hindering inspectors, leading to prior condemnations and the snapback of UN sanctions in September 2025 after Iran was declared in material violation of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.