The tightly guarded Bushehr nuclear power plant in the Persian Gulf Photo: Morteza Nikubazl/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
US warns UK against judging Iran over its nuclear program amid high tensions in the Middle East and presidential elections in November, US media report.
European powers including Britain and France are believed to be preparing a resolution condemning Iran International Atomic Energy Agency board meeting (IAEA) next week.
The move reflects growing frustration over Iran's refusal to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency, which monitors nuclear proliferation.
The Biden administration asked other countries to refrain from passing the resolution and said it would do the same, the Wall Street Journal reported. to diplomats familiar with the matter.
The decision reflects the White House's desire to avoid further escalation of tensions with Iran ahead of the US presidential election in November, as well as concerns that Iran could be more unstable than usual following recent clashes with Israel and a death in a helicopter crash last year. week. President Ebrahim Raisi.
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US officials have denied this lobbying against the resolution.
British officials are understood to believe Iran's nuclear program has never been that advanced and are deeply concerned about the escalation of the situation.
The agency's 35-member board of governors will meet for a quarterly meeting from June 3 to 7. Concerns about Iran's nuclear ambitions have grown steadily since 2019, when Donald Trump withdrew the United States from an agreement offering sanctions relief in in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program.
Iran is believed to have been enriching uranium to 60 percent purity for three years. To create a weapon, approximately 90 percent purity is required.
According to the IAEA, there is enough uranium to create three nuclear bombs if it is further processed.
Joe Biden is keen not to irritate nuclear Iran's feathers ahead of the November US elections. Photo: AP Photo/Wahid Salemi, file
Iran denies pursuing nuclear weapons and says all its activities are peaceful. The IAEA counters that no country has enriched itself to that level without building a bomb.
A senior European diplomat told Reuters last week that Iran's level of violations was «unprecedented.»
< p> «There is no slowdown in the program and there is no real willingness from Iran to cooperate with the IAEA,» the diplomat said. “All our lights are flashing red.”
The rift between the US and E3 powers Britain, France and Germany over how to respond has been growing for months.
In November 2022, they all supported an IAEA resolution condemning Iran, but the US warned the E3 against a repeat at its last quarterly meeting in March.
Mohammad Mokhber, who took over as acting president after Raisi's death. , addressed parliament for the first time in Tehran on Monday.
Nasser Kanaani, a spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry, said Mr Raisi's death had not changed Iran's approach to lifting US sanctions.
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