聯合國核監督機構譴責伊朗，伊朗報復性地宣佈建立新的濃縮設施 (2/2)

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UN nuclear watchdog board censures Iran, which retaliates by announcing a new enrichment site (2/2)

The Associated Press - Stephanie Liechtenstein And Jon Gambrell

Thu, June 12, 2025 at 7:05 a.m. PDT·6 min read

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Still a chance for Iran to cooperate with IAEA

A senior Western diplomat last week described the resolution as a “serious step,” but added that Western nations are “not closing the door to diplomacy on this issue.” However, if Iran fails to cooperate, an extraordinary IAEA board meeting will likely be held in the summer, during which another resolution could get passed that will refer the issue to the Security Council, the diplomat said on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to discuss the issue with the media.

The three European nations have repeatedly threatened in the past to reinstate, or “snapback,” sanctions that have been lifted under the original 2015 Iran nuclear deal if Iran does not provide “technically credible” answers to the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s questions.

In a joint statement to the IAEA board of governors, the three European nations said that they would “spare no efforts to work towards a diplomatic solution” but added that without a satisfying deal, they would “consider triggering the snapback mechanism to address threats to international peace and security arising from Iran’s nuclear program.”

The authority to reestablish those sanctions by the complaint of any member of the original 2015 nuclear deal expires in October, putting the West on a clock to exert pressure on Tehran over its program before losing that power.

The resolution follows the IAEA’s so-called “comprehensive report” that was circulated among member states last weekend. In the report, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said that Iran’s cooperation with the agency has “been less than satisfactory” when it comes to uranium traces discovered by agency inspectors at several locations in Iran.

One of the sites became known publicly in 2018, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed it at the United Nations and called it a clandestine nuclear warehouse hidden at a rug-cleaning plant. Iran denied this, but in 2019, IAEA inspectors detected the presence of uranium traces there as well as at two other sites.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian, who campaigned on reaching out to the West, struck a harder line after the IAEA vote.

“I don’t know how to cooperate with the outside world to stop them from doing evil acts and let the people live independently in this country,” Pezeshkian said. “We will continue down our own path; we will have enrichment.”

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聯合國核監督機構譴責伊朗，伊朗報復性地宣佈建立新的濃縮設施 (2/2)

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伊朗仍有機會與國際原子能總署合作

一位西方高級外交官上週稱該決議是 “重要的一步” ，但他補充說，西方國家 “並未關閉就此問題進行外交談判的大門” 。然而，這位外交官亦表示，如果伊朗不合作，國際原子能總署理事會(IAEA)可能會在今年夏天舉行一次特別會議，屆時可能會通過另一項決議，將該議題提交安理會。由於這位外交官無權與媒體討論此事，他不願透露姓名。

這三個歐洲國家過去曾多次威脅，如果伊朗不就聯合國核監督機構的問題提供「技術上可信的」答覆，他們將恢復或「快速返回到」根據2015年伊朗核協議所被解除的製裁。

這三個歐洲國家在提交給國際原子能機構理事會的聯合聲明中表示，他們將 “不遺餘力地推動外交解決方案” ，但也補充說，如果無法達成令人滿意的協議，他們將“考慮啟動快速恢復機制，以應對伊朗核計劃對國際和平與安全造成的威脅” 。

在2015年原核協議之下, 任何成員國在提出申訴後, 可恢復這些制裁的權力將於10月到期，這意味著西方國家必須在失去這項權力之前，就伊朗核計劃向其施壓。

該決議是在國際原子能總署上週末在成員國之間分發所謂的「綜合報告」之後通過的。聯合國核監督機構在報告中表示，伊朗與國際原子能機構的合作 “並不令人滿意” ，因為國際原子能總署的核查人員在伊朗多個地點發現了鈾痕跡。

其中一個地點曾於2018年被公開，此前以色列總理內塔尼亞胡在聯合國披露了這一地點，並稱其為隱藏在一家地毯清洗廠的秘密核倉庫。伊朗否認了這一說法，但2019年，國際原子能總署的核查人員在該地點以及另外兩個地點檢測到了微量鈾。

在國際原子能總署投票後，在競選期間一直主張與西方接觸的伊朗總統 Masoud Pezeshkian 的立場變得更加強硬。

Pezeshkian 說: 「我不知道如何與外界合作，阻止他們去作惡，讓本國的人民能夠獨立生活」; 「我們將繼續走自己的路；我們將會有濃縮鈾」。

 So, the U.N. nuclear watchdog for the first time finds that Iran isn’t complying with its nuclear obligations, a situation that could lead to further tensions and set in motion an effort to restore United Nations sanctions on Tehran. Iran reacts angrily and says that it will establish a new enrichment facility in a secure location and is also planning other measures. Apparently, Iran is standing firm on its decision to obtain military grade Uranium.