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Iran late Thursday withdrew a draft resolution at the UN nuclear watchdog that called for a ban on attacks against nuclear facilities after its war with Israel, citing US pressure for the last-minute change.In mid-June, Israel launched an unprecedented bombing campaign against Iran, triggering a 12-day war that saw Israeli and US strikes on key Iranian nuclear facilities.Iran, together with Belarus, China, Nicaragua, Russia, and Venezuela, submitted a draft resolution condemning the attacks at the annual general conference of the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).But Iranian Ambassador Reza Najafi told the IAEA meeting the draft resolution would not be put up for a vote."A large number of IAEA member states... have stated in separate contacts with Iran and other sponsors of the resolution that they are under severe pressure and intimidation from the United States not to vote in favour of the resolution," he said.Several diplomats told AFP on Friday that the United States indicated it would reduce its voluntary contribution to the IAEA budget if the resolution were adopted."Several developing countries that have technical cooperation projects with the agency were concerned over such threats," one of them said.The resolution "strongly condemns the deliberate and unlawful attacks carried out in June 2025" against Iran's nuclear facilities, saying they are "clear violations of international law"