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  "textContent": "WEB DESK: The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Board of Governors has approved a US-backed resolution censuring Iran over its nuclear program, triggering an immediate and fiery rejection from Tehran.\n\nThe development marks a fresh escalation in the long-running standoff between Iran and Western powers regarding the scope and monitoring of the Islamic Republic's nuclear capabilities, according to _Bloomberg_.\n\nThe resolution, which passed by a decisive 21–3 margin, explicitly demands that Tehran clarify the status of its remaining enriched uranium stockpiles.\n\nIt further calls on Iranian authorities to grant IAEA inspectors immediate and unfettered access to verify these holdings, amid growing international concern over the country's accelerating nuclear activities.\n\n#### Western pressure vs geopolitical divisions\n\nThe censure vote highlights deep diplomatic fault lines within the UN nuclear watchdog's 35-nation board.\n\nWhile Washington and its European allies successfully rallied a strong majority to pass the measure, the vote also underscored fracturing global consensus. Russia, China, and Niger voted against the resolution, demonstrating a clear geopolitical divide on how to handle Tehran's nuclear file.\n\nWestern diplomats argued that the resolution was a necessary response to Iran’s protracted non-compliance with its verification obligations.\n\nOver the past year, monitoring efforts have repeatedly stalled, leaving the international community with dwindling visibility into the precise levels and locations of Iran’s highly enriched uranium.\n\n#### Tehran decries 'political' maneuver\n\nIran moved swiftly to denounce the Board's decision, characterising the resolution as both \"political\" and \"hypocritical.\" Iranian officials reiterated that the country's nuclear ambitions remain entirely peaceful and aimed solely at domestic energy production and medical research.\n\nA spokesperson for Tehran's nuclear energy body stated that the country would continue to defend its sovereign rights and vowed a proportionate response to what it views as an unfair and confrontational measure.\n\nObservers note that the latest friction all but ensures that any immediate prospects for a diplomatic breakthrough or a revival of structured nuclear negotiations remain firmly out of reach.\n\nThe post IAEA censures Iran over nuclear stockpiles as tensions escalate appeared first on HUM News English.",
  "title": "IAEA censures Iran over nuclear stockpiles as tensions escalate"
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