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Iran’s president approves law suspending cooperation with UN nuclear
watchdog
By Mostafa Salem, CNN
Updated:
3:59 PM EDT, Wed July 2, 2025
Source: CNN
Iranian President has approved a law to halt cooperation with the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a move which will likely
obscure any attempt by Tehran to restart its .
Wednesday’s decision comes a week after Iran’s parliament passed a
law to suspend cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog. Iran blames
the IAEA for collaborating with Israel and providing a pathway for
strikes on its nuclear facilities, an accusation which the agency
denies.
Pezeshkian ordered Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, the Supreme
National Security Council, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to begin
implementing the law, state-run news agency IRNA said.
It’s unclear when and how the new law will be implemented, but the
decision could pave the way for Iran to rebuild its nuclear program
without inspections or monitoring from the IAEA. Iran is a signatory to
the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which requires members to allow
monitoring and inspections of facilities to confirm the peaceful nature
of nuclear programs.
“We are aware of these reports. The IAEA is awaiting further official
information from Iran,” an IAEA spokesperson told CNN.
The US State Department said Iran’s decision was “unacceptable”
and called for Tehran to “cooperate fully without further delay.”
Spokesperson Tammy Bruce said this comes at a time when Iran “has a
window of opportunity to reverse course and choose a path of peace and
prosperity.”
Germany said that Pezeshkian’s move sends a “disastrous signal.”
“For a diplomatic solution it is essential for Iran to work with the
IAEA,” German foreign ministry spokesman Martin Giese told reporters,
as reported by Agence France-Presse (AFP)
UN Secretary-General Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric called Iran’s
decision “concerning” at a press briefing on Wednesday. He
reiterated Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ calls for Iran to
cooperate with the IAEA.
Israel launched an unprecedented attack on Iran last month that
targeted its military commanders, nuclear facilities and the scientists
who develop its atomic program. In the week that followed, the United
States launched supportive strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities in
Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow. A 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran
ended with a ceasefire last week.
Iran said its facilities were badly damaged in the attacks but that it
intends to continue enriching uranium to continue its “peaceful”
nuclear program. On Sunday, the IAEA said US strikes on Iran to the
program and that Tehran could restart enriching uranium “in a matter
of months.”
Days before Israel attacked the Iranian facilities, the IAEA said it
could not verify that Tehran’s nuclear program is entirely peaceful
and issued a report saying Iran was enriching uranium to near
weapons-grade levels.
That document triggered an IAEA resolution censuring Iran, fueling
outrage across the Iranian government who accuse the agency and its
director general, Rafael Grossi, of being biased.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has repeatedly denied Iran
is building a bomb and says weapons of mass destruction are forbidden
under Islam. The country began enriching uranium to higher levels after
US President Donald Trump withdrew in 2018 from a nuclear agreement
signed between the Obama administration and Iran.
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