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Agence France-Presse

Iran on Wednesday suspended its cooperation with the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, days after a ceasefire in a war that saw Israeli and US strikes on nuclear sites in the Islamic republic.
The unprecedented war, which broke out on June 13 and lasted for 12 days, has intensified tensions between Tehran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
On June 25, a day after a ceasefire took hold, Iranian lawmakers overwhelmingly voted in favour of the 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 from the presidency.

Iranian President “Masoud Pezeshkian promulgated the law suspending cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency”, state TV said on Wednesday.
Iranian officials have sharply criticised the IAEA for what they described as the agency’s “silence” in the face of the Israeli and US attacks on Iranian nuclear sites.
Tehran has also lambasted the agency for a resolution adopted on June 12 that accuses Iran of non-compliance with its nuclear obligations.
Iranian officials said the resolution was among the “excuses” for the Israeli attacks.
Iran has rejected a request from the IAEA’s chief, Rafael Grossi, to visit nuclear facilities bombed during the war.
Earlier this week, Pezeshkian decried Grossi’s “destructive” conduct, while France, Germany and Britain have condemned unspecified “threats” against the IAEA chief.

Iran’s ultraconservative Kayhan newspaper recently claimed that documents showed Grossi was an Israeli spy and should be executed.
Iran has said Grossi’s request to visit the bombarded sites signalled “malign intent”, but insisted there were no threats against him or against inspectors from his agency.
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”.
The 12-day war began when Israel launched a major bombing campaign on Iran and killed top military commanders and nuclear scientists, with Tehran responding with waves of missiles and drones launched at Israel.
On June 22, Israel’s ally the United States launched unprecedented strikes of its own on Iranian nuclear facilities at Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz.
More than 900 people were killed in Iran, according to the judiciary.
Iran’s retaliatory attacks killed 28 people in Israel, according to authorities.
US President Donald Trump said the US attacks had “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear programme, though the extent of the damage was not clear.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has admitted “serious” damage to nuclear sites.
But in a recent interview with CBS Evening News, he said: “One cannot obliterate the technology and science … through bombings”.
Israel and some Western countries say Iran has sought nuclear weapons – an ambition Tehran has consistently denied.


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Iran suspends cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog IAEA

An overview of the Fordow enrichment facility in Iran, on July 1. Photo: Maxar Technologies via AP

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian last month. Photo: Iranian Presidency via dpa

IAEA’s chief, Rafael Grossi. Photo: AFP

Iran vetting body okays bill suspending UN nuclear watchdog cooperation

An illuminated monument at the Azadi Square in Tehran. Since the start of the war on June 13, Iranian officials have sharply criticised the International Atomic Energy Agency for failing to condemn the Israeli and US strikes. Photo: Xinhua

Iran could enrich uranium again ‘in matter of months’, head of UN nuclear watchdog says

Mourners wave flags and chant slogans during a funeral procession in Tehran on Saturday for Iranian military commanders and scientists killed during Israeli strikes. Photo: AFP

Trump not offering Iran ‘anything’ after nuclear site strikes, nor speaking to Tehran

US President Donald Trump attends a press conference following the Nato summit in The Hague, the Netherlands, on June 25. Photo: Xinhua

A satellite picture taken on June 22 shows an overview of Iran’s Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant after US air strikes were conducted on the facility. Photo: Satellite image/Maxar Technologies/AFP

Iran reveals 71 killed in Israeli attack on Tehran’s notorious Evin prison

The June 23 attack, the day before the ceasefire between Israel and Iran took hold, hit several prison buildings. Photo: West Asia News Agency via Reuters

The attack hit several prison buildings, including medical facilities. Photo: West Asia News Agency via Reuters

The aftermath of an Israeli strike. Photo: West Asia News Agency via Reuters

Inside a damaged building at Evin prison. Photo: AP

Hundreds of thousands mourn top Iranian commanders and scientists killed in Israeli strikes

Crowds gather in Tehran on Saturday for the funeral procession of Iranian military commanders, nuclear scientists and others killed in Israeli strikes. Photo: WANA via Reuters

Mourners in Tehran on Saturday attend the funeral procession of Iranian military commanders, nuclear scientists and others killed in Israeli strikes. Photo: WANA via Reuters

A funeral procession is held in Tehran on Saturday for Iranian military commanders, nuclear scientists and others killed in Israeli strikes. Photo: WANA via Reuters

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Arraghchi reacts during the funeral of Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander Hossein Salami and others who were killed during Israeli strikes.Photo: Iranian Foreign Ministry via dpa

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Iranian president’s order follows a 12-day conflict with Israel as Tehran seeks to reassess security and potentially gain leverage


Iranian president’s order follows a 12-day conflict with Israel as Tehran seeks to reassess security and potentially gain leverage.


Iran suspends cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog IAEA

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Iranian president’s order follows a 12-day conflict with Israel as Tehran seeks to reassess security and potentially gain leverage