IAEA Board of Governors refers Iran's non-compliance to the UN Security Council
23 October 2026
The IAEA Board of Governors referred Iran's non-compliance to the UN Security Council in September.
A referral of this kind is the formal route by which the agency's governing board hands a safeguards question to the Council.
Tehran disputes the finding.
The Board of Governors is the IAEA organ that takes such decisions between the agency's General Conferences.
Iran has sharply restricted IAEA access since the strikes on its nuclear sites in June 2025.
The agency says normal inspections have not resumed and the verification gap remains.
In plain words
Board of Governors IAEA Board of Governors — The IAEA organ that takes decisions between General Conferences and can refer a case onward.