▁weapons ▁program ▁in ▁Iran , ▁while ▁Russian ▁President ▁D mit ry ▁Med ved ev ▁said ▁Iran ▁was ▁close ▁to ▁having ▁the ▁cap ability ▁to ▁produce ▁nuclear ▁weapons . ▁Iran ▁has ▁called ▁for ▁nuclear ▁weapons ▁states ▁to ▁dis arm ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁nuclear ▁weapon ▁free ▁zone . ▁▁ ▁After ▁the ▁I AE A ▁voted ▁in ▁a ▁rare ▁non - cons ensus ▁decision ▁to ▁find ▁Iran ▁in ▁non - comp liance ▁with ▁its ▁N PT ▁Saf egu ards ▁Ag re ement ▁and ▁to ▁report ▁that ▁non - comp liance ▁to ▁the ▁UN ▁Security ▁Council , ▁the ▁Council ▁demanded ▁that ▁Iran ▁susp end ▁its ▁nuclear ▁en rich ment ▁activities ▁and ▁im posed ▁san ctions ▁against ▁Iran ▁when ▁Iran ▁refused ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁Form er ▁Iran ian ▁President ▁Mah m oud ▁A hm ad ine j ad ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁san ctions ▁were ▁illegal . ▁The ▁I AE A ▁has ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁verify ▁the ▁non - d ivers ion ▁of ▁declared ▁nuclear ▁material ▁in ▁Iran , ▁but ▁not ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁und ec la red ▁activities . ▁The ▁Non - Al igned ▁Mov ement ▁has ▁called ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁to ▁work ▁through ▁the ▁I AE A ▁for ▁a ▁solution . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁I AE A ▁Board ▁of ▁Govern ors ▁adopted ▁a ▁resolution ▁against ▁Iran ▁which ▁ur ged ▁Iran ▁to ▁apply ▁the ▁modified ▁Code ▁ 3 . 1 ▁to ▁its ▁Saf egu ard ▁Ag re ement , ▁ur ged ▁Iran ▁to ▁implement ▁and