Iran to suspend work with UN nuclear watchdog, president says
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian enacted a law passed by the country’s parliament last week that would end Tehran’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 

The legislation was approved within days of the U.S. carrying out Operation Midnight Hammer, in which it struck three major nuclear sites in Iran: Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow.

The law stipulates that any future inspection of Iran’s nuclear facilities by the IAEA must be approved by the country’s Supreme National Security Council, according to Reuters. Iran maintains that the IAEA sided with the U.S. and Israel in the recent conflict. Additionally, Tehran claims that the IAEA’s resolution in early June paved the way for Israel’s strikes.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi

Iran cuts ties with U.N. nuclear watchdog IAEA following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Tehran’s nuclear facilities. (Reuters)

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi recently told CBS News that “the doors for diplomacy will never slam shut.” However, he also cast doubt on Trump’s timeline for when talks would resume.

“I don’t think negotiations will restart as quickly as that,” Araghchi told CBS News. “In order for us to decide to reengage, we will have to first ensure that America will not revert back to targeting us in a military attack during the negotiations.”

massive plume of smoke and fire rise from a distance in southern Tehran

A massive plume of smoke and fire rise from an oil refinery in southern Tehran following reports that an overnight Israeli strike targeted the site on June 15, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. (ATTA KENARE/AFP)

While Trump’s critics have argued that the administration has exaggerated the extent of the damage to Iran’s nuclear sites, parties involved in the conflict seemingly agreed on the status of the facilities. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei acknowledged that the sites were “badly damaged” in an interview with Al Jazeera. 

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