Iran parliament moves to suspend cooperation with IAEA

Iran’s parliamentary committee has approved a draft bill to suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) until Tehran receives firm guarantees on the agency’s conduct.

An Iranian parliamentary committee agreed on a bill that would halt Iran’s collaboration with the IAEA, pending assurances about the agency’s professionalism.

According to Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesman for the parliamentary committee on national security and foreign policy, the bill approved after Monday’s session, would stop Iran from allowing inspections, camera installations, and reporting to the IAEA until the security of Iranian nuclear sites is guaranteed.

Following the recent ceasefire with Israel, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday, that his inspectors' top priority is returning to Iran's nuclear facilities to assess the impact of recent military strikes on Tehran's nuclear programme.

He also said that he has requested a meeting with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to maintain agency cooperation. 

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