Iran officially suspends cooperation with IAEA

Iran officially suspended its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency on Wednesday, following a series of accusations against it in the wake of the recent war with Israel.

On June 25, a day after a cease-fire ended 12 days of hostilities, Iran’s Parliament overwhelmingly approved a bill halting collaboration between the Islamic Republic and the U.N. nuclear watchdog. The legislation was subsequently approved by the Guardian Council — the body that vets laws in Iran — and signed into effect by President Massoud Pezeshkian.

Pezeshkian “enacted the law suspending cooperation” with the IAEA, state television reported Wednesday. Iranian officials had repeatedly criticized what they described as the agency’s “silence” in response to Israeli and American airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites.

Tehran also condemned a resolution adopted by the IAEA Board of Governors on June 12 — one day before Israel launched its first strikes — accusing Iran of failing to meet its nuclear obligations. Iranian officials claimed the resolution served as a pretext for Israel’s military campaign.

Iran has also denied a request by IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi to inspect nuclear sites targeted during the war, including facilities holding uranium enriched close to weapons-grade levels. At the end of June, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused Grossi of “malicious intentions.”

Israel, asserting that Iran was close to acquiring a nuclear weapon — a charge Tehran has repeatedly denied — launched a wave of strikes on June 13 against Iranian nuclear and military installations, killing several senior officials and scientists involved in Iran’s nuclear program.

U.S. President Donald Trump followed up with American airstrikes on the night of June 21-22, targeting the underground enrichment site at Fordo and other facilities in Isfahan and Natanz.