🇮🇷 In a major escalation following the 12-day war, Iran’s parliament has approved a bill suspending cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The decision, reported by state-affiliated Nournews, reflects Iran’s growing frustration over what it views as the agency’s silence following Israeli and U.S. attacks on its nuclear facilities.
🔻 Key Details:
• The bill requires IAEA inspections to now receive prior approval from Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.
• It also halts the installation of surveillance cameras, submission of reports, and on-site inspections.
• Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf accused the IAEA of “selling its credibility” and vowed to accelerate Iran’s civilian nuclear program.
• He declared cooperation would resume only if nuclear facility security is guaranteed.
• Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi hinted at a shift in Iran’s stance toward the global non-proliferation regime, signaling potential policy changes.
🔍 A preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment suggests that strikes by the U.S. only set Iran’s nuclear program back by a few months, fueling Tehran’s urgency to respond.
📍 IAEA Chief Rafael Grossi has yet to comment directly, but emphasized efforts to regain inspector access to key enrichment sites hit by Israeli airstrikes on June 13.
