All Eyes on Trump as UN Nuclear Watchdog Puts Ball Back in Iran’s Court

An expert on nuclear disarmament says the International Atomic Energy Agency is a nuclear watchdog, but only the U.N. Security Council has the power to ‘bite.’

The president of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Mohammad Eslami (R), gestures that he cannot hear a question at a press conference with IAEA chief Rafael Grossi (L) in Tehran, on Nov . 14, 2024 Vahid Salemi/AP

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After an international nuclear watchdog condemned Iran for failing to cooperate with inspectors on Nov. 21, for the second time in five months, Tehran’s response was to promise to ramp up uranium enrichment with “new and advanced centrifuges.”