Referring Iran’s Case to the UN Security Council Is Not on the Agency’s Agenda

According to Rokna, Laurence Norman, correspondent for the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal, responded in a thread on X to a question about whether there is any possibility that Iran’s case will be sent to the UN Security Council after the 18 November (27 Aban) meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors, saying: “I know that this is very unlikely. It is not in the plan.”

He added: “As I had reported, it had previously been under consideration, but it is no longer. Next week (this week according to the Iranian calendar) there will be a four-party resolution (the United States and the European troika) that will create more clarity for Grossi regarding reporting requirements (what types of reports must be provided on Iran) and will censure Iran for its lack of cooperation with the Agency.”

The American correspondent continued, stating that “it seems the prevailing mood is: let’s give diplomacy a little time. The June confrontation (Israel and the United States’ attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities) is still fresh, so let’s not escalate tensions for the moment. Therefore, for now there will be neither any referral to the Security Council nor any resolution on non-compliance. However, this situation will not continue indefinitely.”

Norman, in a “reminder,” also said that there are currently two options available in the Security Council for the three European countries, which can also be combined: referral to the Security Council due to “Iran’s non-compliance in safeguards investigations regarding undeclared nuclear material,” and secondly, “Iran’s failure to report and its denial of access to the Agency since June; both options are capable of exerting pressure and being pursued.”

He added: “But the decision is that escalation will not begin from next week (this week). I guess that if no changes occur in the Agency’s access to Iran and Iran’s reporting within the next few months, this issue could change.”