Yesterday the
@IAEAorg Board referred Iran’s safeguards noncompliance to the UNSC. “Every step of the way, for more than a year, the Board has given Iran additional time to choose a different path. And every step of the way, the Board’s patience has not led to improved cooperation and compliance from Iran. Iran’s safeguards obligations cannot be unilaterally modified or suspended. And just as safeguards are not optional, neither is the Board’s mandate to report safeguards noncompliance when it occurs.”
Read the full Joint Statement delivered by the United States here: