Iranian parliament approves bill to suspend cooperation with IAEA after US strikes

CAIRO – 25 June 2025: The Iranian Parliament on Wednesday approved a bill to suspend the country’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iran’s Nournews reported, after recent US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

The bill now needs final approval from the Iranian Supreme National Security Council.

Spokesman of the National Security Committee of the Iranian Parliament Ebrahim Rezaei said this week that the bill includes suspending installing surveillance camera, or allowing inspections and submitting reports to the UN nuclear watchdog.

He added that such measures remain active as long as the security of the country’s nuclear facilities is not guaranteed.

The bill comes in the wake of US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites of Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan this week, which triggered further tensions in the Middle East.

US President Donald Trump dubbed the strike “very successful,” claiming that key enrichment facilities there were “totally and completely obliterated.”

While Trump asserts that the extent of damage at the Iranian nuclear sites is “monumental,” however the IAEA head, Rafael Grossi, said the agency is still unable to assess the damage.

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The US strikes came amidst a war between Israel and Iran, which culminated in a ceasefire announced by Trump on Monday after Tehran launched a limited retaliatory strike on the US Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.

Tel Aviv initiated the war on 13 June, bombing nuclear and military sites in Iran and assassinating key military officials and senior nuclear scientists.