Tehran plans to activate a series of advanced centrifuges in response to the IAEA Board of Governors' resolution censuring Iran for its lack of cooperation, according to the deputy head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization.

"We will significantly increase enrichment capacity," Behrouz Kamalvandi said Friday, after earlier threats to respond sharply against a censure resolution.

On Thursday, the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) 35-nation Board of Governors passed a resolution criticizing Iran and ordering better cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog.

Nineteen countries voted in favor and three - China, Russia and Burkina Faso - against, with 12 abstaining during the quarterly meeting of the Board of Governors.

"The Westerners are trying to push our nuclear industry backward through pressure tactics. The votes in favor of the new resolution against Iran were significantly fewer than before," Kamalvandi added.

An earlier resolution in June, tabled by France, Britain, and Germany (E3), received significant support, with 20 member states voting in favor. The two countries who voted against the resolution were Iran's allies, China and Russia. The decision saw 12 countries abstaining from the vote.

The latest IAEA Board of Governors' resolution, backed by the E3, follows months of heightened tensions over Iran’s uranium enrichment and a deepening confrontation between Iran and Israel, with mutual missile attacks and air strikes.