Iranian FM says law passed barring cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog

By AFP 27 June 2025, 1:11 am

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Illustrative: An unidentified International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspector disconnects the connections between the twin cascades for 20 percent uranium production at the nuclear research center of Natanz, some 300 kilometers south of Tehran, Iran, on January 20, 2014. (KAZEM GHANE/IRNA/AFP)

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that a bill suspending cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog is now “binding” after being passed by lawmakers and approved by a top vetting body.

“The bill that was approved by (parliament) and has been approved by the Guardian Council today… is binding on us and there is no doubt about its implementation,” he tells state television. “From now on, our relationship and cooperation with the (International Atomic Energy) Agency will take a new form.”