Non-proliferation - Security Council, 10079th meeting

No agreement on way forward, UN political chief tells Security Council, as speakers split over Iran’s nuclear ambitions, merits of snapback sanctions.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 01:49:06
• Production Date: 23 December 2025
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: ROSEMARY A. DICARLO
• Corporate Name: INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY - IAEA; DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND PEACEBUILDING AFFAIRS - DPPA
• Subject Topical: SANCTIONS; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT; JOINT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION – JCPOA; VERIFICATION; DIPLOMACY; AGGRESSION
• Geographic Subject: IRAN
• MAMS Id: 3521928
• Parent Id: 3521451
• Alternate Title: MTG SC 10079 NON PROLIFERATION 23 DEC 2025 AM

Description

Iran has provided “no information” to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the status of its enriched uranium stockpiles, a top UN official told the Security Council today, as members split over the “snapback” mechanism and many urged parties to return to negotiations to pursue a diplomatic solution.

“Despite intensified diplomatic efforts during the second half of 2025, there was no agreement on the way forward regarding the Iran nuclear programme,” Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, told the 15-member Council.

Last August, France, Germany and the United Kingdom — also known as the “E3” — notified the Council that they intended to trigger the “snapback” mechanism under resolution 2231 (2015), citing Iran’s “significant non-performance” of its Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) commitments.

• Statements: Russian Federation, China, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, France
• Briefer: Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (via video-teleconference)
• Statements: All Council members
• Statement: Germany
• Statement: Ms. Hedda Samson, Chargée d’affaires a.i. of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations
• Statement: Islamic Republic of Iran
• Further statements: United States of America, France, Islamic Republic of Iran, Russian Federation

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