UN nuclear agency's board votes to urge Iran to provide information about nuclear material

The UN nuclear watchdog's board of governors urged Iran on Thursday to “extend full and prompt cooperation,” to provide the agency's inspectors with “precise information” about its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, and to grant access to the country's nuclear sites.

Nineteen countries on the International Atomic Energy Agency's 35-member board voted for the resolution, according to diplomats who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the outcome of the closed-doors vote.

Russia, China and Niger opposed it, while 12 countries abstained and one did not vote.

The resolution was put forward by France, the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States. A draft was seen by The Associated Press.