Iran warned the draft resolution to allow international inspectors to access its two nuclear sites as "counterproductive".

"Making a resolution to call on Iran to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is disappointing and completely counterproductive," said Kazem Gharib Abadi, the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations, today.

According to a draft resolution on June 10, European countries, including Germany, France, and the United Kingdom, asked Iran to allow IAEA international inspectors to access two sites believed to have been operational.

At the start of the meeting on June 15, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi also reiterated his call for Iran to "cooperate immediately and fully" with the agency.

However, Mr Abadi warned that if the draft resolution was passed, "Iran has no choice but to take the appropriate measures" in response to an approach he views as "political and destructive".

Russia today pledged to stand side by side with its Iranian ally and oppose any plot to advance the agenda against Tehran.

"We will do everything so that no one can ruin the deal," Lavrov told reporters after the talks, referring to the deal Iran signed with world powers in 2015.

The nuclear deal between Iran and the six powers of the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China was signed in 2015 with the full name of the Comprehensive Joint Action Plan (JCPOA), which is the result of 15 years of talks.

In May 2018, US President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from the agreement and re-imposed sanctions on Iran.