On July 2nd, the law that ratifies Iran’s suspension of its cooperation with the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), was promulgated by the Iranian president.
The Israel-Iran that broke out on June 13th and lasted for 12 days has intensified tensions between Tehran and the IAEA. On June 25th, a day after a ceasefire took hold, Iranian lawmakers overwhelmingly voted in favor of a bill to suspend cooperation with the Agency. It was later approved by the Guardian Council, a body tasked with vetting legislation, before a final ratification by the presidency.
“Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian promulgated the law suspending cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency,” state TV said on Wednesday. The IAEA was sharply criticized by Iranian officials for what they described as the Agency’s “silence” in the face of the Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iranian nuclear sites.
On Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said the parliament vote to halt cooperation with the IAEA reflected the “concern and anger of the Iranian public opinion.”
