Iran’s Guardian Council Approves Suspension of Cooperation with IAEA

The bill was previously passed by Iran’s parliament. Photo: Mostafa Meraji / Unsplash

Iran’s Guardian Council has approved a bill to suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Kommersant reports.

The day before, the bill was backed by the Iranian parliament. For it to take effect, it must now be approved by the Supreme National Security Council.

Earlier, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi had proposed a meeting with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to discuss the continuation of nuclear inspections.

In late June, the U.S. launched strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. According to U.S. intelligence, the attacks did not achieve the expected results.

Ahead of the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague, U.S. President Donald Trump did not rule out further attacks on Iran if Tehran resumes its nuclear program. He claimed that U.S. strikes had already caused significant damage to underground nuclear facilities.

Kursiv Uzbekistan reports that Iran may withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).