EU proposal sets up Iran for UN referral

The European Union today submitted a motion that sets Iran up for referral to the UN Security Council – if accepted by a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency, diplomats said.

The motion – a resolution to the IAEA’s board of governors – calls on the 35-nation board to consider reporting Iran to the council. As grounds it mentions non-compliance with provisions of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty and suspicions that Iran’s nuclear activities could threaten international peace and security, a diplomat said. He demanded anonymity as a condition of reporting on the details of the closed IAEA meeting.