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Iran's Guardian Council Approves Cooperation's Suspension with UN Nuclear Watchdog

The Iranian Guardian Council approved on Thursday a law suspending Tehran's cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, according to Arab News. Cutting Relations The legislation, which halts Iranian ties with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is currently waiting for the final ratification of President Masoud Pezeshkian. This move would 'ensure full respect for the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran … especially with regard to uranium enrichment,' spokesman Hadi Tahan Nazif said. Moreover, the suspension would prevent UN inspectors from having any access to Iran's uranium enrichment operations at Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz. 'Today, after the Constitutional Council's approval, the law suspending cooperation with the IAEA was handed over to the administration,' Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a post on social media platform X. Series of Escalations This legislative move comes as a response to a series of escalations that began on June 13, when Israel launched a wave of airstrikes on Iran under the name of Operation Rising Lion. The military campaign targeted Iran's nuclear facilities and killed top military commanders and nuclear scientists. Consequently, the US launched airstrikes on Saturday targeting Iran's nuclear facilities in Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan. 'The United States showed that they have no respect to United Nations Charter. They have no respect to international law. They crossed a very big red line by attacking nuclear facilities,' Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said. In response, Iran also launched a missile attack on an American air base in Qatar on June 23 without causing any causalities. US President Donald Trump described the attack as a 'weak response' to the US attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities. Related Topics: US Strikes May Have Only Delayed Iran's Nuclear Program: Report What They Said After the US Struck Iran's Nuclear Facilities European Powers to Hold Nuclear Talks with Tehran in Geneva Short link : Post Views: 15