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The United States is calling on Iran to provide precise information about its enriched uranium stockpile and grant the U.N. nuclear watchdog access to its nuclear facilities without delay, according to a draft resolution reportedly seen by Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Monday.
The draft is expected to be submitted for a vote this week to the 35-member board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, which began meeting Monday.
The text says it is “essential and urgent” for Iran to provide the agency with precise information on nuclear material accounting and safeguarded nuclear facilities in the country.
Iran must also “grant the agency all access it requires to verify this information,” the draft says.
The resolution would need to be formally submitted and approved by the IAEA Board of Governors to pass.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said after opening the board meeting that contacts with Iranian officials had become limited.
“I have sporadic contacts with the foreign minister of Iran and others, but basically the channel of communication is broken,” Grossi said at a news conference.
He said inspections could not be carried out during active shelling or bombing but added that other steps remained possible.
“Of course, when you have active shelling or bombing, inspections are not possible, but there are many things that can be done,” Grossi said. “And the important thing is this dialogue.”
The IAEA has repeatedly called for access to Iranian nuclear facilities.
In a confidential report last week, the agency said the lack of access to nuclear sites in Iran constituted a “proliferation concern.”
The IAEA has not had access to some key nuclear facilities in Iran since Israel, later joined by the U.S., launched a 12-day conflict in June 2025 that included strikes on nuclear sites.
Nuclear facilities have also been struck during the latest war, which began Feb. 28.
The agency has repeatedly urged Iran to provide access so inspectors can verify nuclear materials and facilities.
Before the U.S. strikes in June 2025, the IAEA estimated that Iran possessed about 440 kilograms, or 970 pounds, of uranium enriched to 60%.
That level is close to the 90% enrichment needed for a nuclear weapon and far above the 3.67% limit established under the now-defunct 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran.
The location and condition of the stockpile remain uncertain.
Israel and the U.S. have long accused Iran of seeking to build a nuclear weapon.
Iran has repeatedly denied having military nuclear ambitions and says it has the right to nuclear technology for civilian purposes.
On Saturday, Tehran rejected the IAEA report, raising concerns over the agency’s lack of access to Iranian nuclear sites.
Iran described the report as a “tool of political pressure.”
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