190px|Symbol of the IAEA Flag of Iran Shortly after ending its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ), the government of Iran has now ordered the IAEA to discontinue some of its surveillance of Iran's nuclear facilities. Tehran has also asked the agency to remove any and all signage from their nuclear sites by the end of next week. This is in response to the Saturday resolution by the IAEA to report Iran to the United Nations Security Council , which was made without waiting for the director of the IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei, chairman of the IAEA, to finish preparing a report on Iran's civilian (and allegedly military ) nuclear programs for the regular IAEA meeting scheduled for March 6. ElBaradei had given Iran until March to answer IAEA questions. By a vote of 27 to three (with five abstentions), and without the information in ElBaradei's report planned for March 2006, the IAEA recommended that the matter of the Iranian nuclear program be brought before the Security Council. ElBaradei also reported to the IAEA Monday that Iran would also demand a reduction in the amount of facilities inspections from the agency, and that they would discontinue their agreement to the Additional Protocol of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if the agency reported Iran to the Security Council. This protocol entitles the IAEA to hold unannounced inspections of facilities, increased surveillance capability, and placing IAEA seals on nuclear equipment.
190px|Symbol of the IAEA Flag of Iran Shortly after ending its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency ( ), the government of Iran has now ordered the IAEA to discontinue some of its surveillance of Iran's nuclear facilities. Tehran has also asked the agency to remove any and all signage from their nuclear sites by the end of next week. This is in response to the Saturday resolution by the IAEA to report Iran to the United Nations , which was made without waiting for the director of the IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei, chairman of the IAEA, to finish preparing a report on (and ) nuclear programs for the regular IAEA meeting scheduled for March 6. ElBaradei had given Iran until March to answer IAEA questions. By a vote of 27 to three (with five abstentions), and without the information in ElBaradei's report planned for March 2006, the IAEA recommended that the matter of the Iranian nuclear program be brought before the Security Council. ElBaradei also reported to the IAEA Monday that Iran would also demand a reduction in the amount of facilities inspections from the agency, and that they would discontinue their agreement to the Additional Protocol of the (NPT) if the agency reported Iran to the Security Council. This protocol entitles the IAEA to hold unannounced inspections of facilities, increased surveillance capability, and placing IAEA seals on nuclear equipment.
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