IAEA agrees to report Iran to UN Security Council

The UN nuclear watchdog agency today referred Iran to the UN Security Council over suspicions it might want nuclear arms.

The decision by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s 35-nation board sets the stage for future action by the top UN body that could include economic and political sanctions.

Still, any such moves were weeks if not months away, with two permanent council members – Russia and China – agreeing to referral only on condition that no council action be taken until at least March.