Media: Iran to possibly suspend cooperation with IAEA

Iran’s Parliament is considering a bill that would suspend the country’s cooperation with the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog,  the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), according to state media reports citing Ruhollah Motefakerzadeh, a member of the legislature’s praesidium.

The move comes amid growing tensions between Tehran and the IAEA. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said lawmakers aim to halt cooperation with the agency “until we have objective guarantees of the professional behaviour of this international organisation,” Caliber.Az quotes Al Jazeera. 

Qalibaf stressed that Iran is not pursuing nuclear weapons: “The world clearly saw that the Atomic Energy Agency has not fulfilled any of its obligations and has become a political tool,” he said.

Tensions have escalated further in recent days. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson accused IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi and the agency of complicity in the ongoing regional conflict. The spokesperson claimed that “biased” reporting on Iran’s nuclear activities had served as a “pretext” for Israeli attacks.

By Sabina Mammadli