Iran has warned it will ramp up its nuclear activities after the United Nations nuclear watchdog’s 35-member board of governors adopted a resolution Thursday declaring it in breach of its non-proliferation obligations.

On Thursday, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors, representing 35 nations, formally declared Iran in breach of its nuclear non-proliferation obligations for the first time in nearly 20 years. This significant move raises the possibility of referring Iran to the United Nations Security Council.

Western nations are planning to table a resolution at an IAEA meeting that will find Iran in non-compliance with its so-called safeguards obligations for the first time in 20 years, a senior western diplomat said.

Before Israeli strikes on Friday, Washington and Tehran had held several rounds of talks on Iran's nuclear programme, as concerns mounted about its rapid expansion. Iran has significantly ramped up its nuclear programme in recent years,

Iran does not yet have a nuclear weapon, but it has a long history of engaging in secret nuclear weapons research in violation of ... greatly expanded its nuclear activities, again heightening ...