Iran is outraged that the Israeli government allegedly received detailed information about the state of Iran's nuclear infrastructure.
Iranian authorities have denied IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi access to the country's nuclear facilities and banned the agency from conducting video surveillance there.
The decision was announced on Saturday, June 28, by the Vice Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Hamid-Reza Haji Babaei, the Mehr agency reports.
According to the politician, the decision is due to the fact that the Israeli government received detailed information about the state of Iran's nuclear infrastructure.
Rafael Grossi has also been barred from attending the funerals of senior officials and nuclear scientists killed in recent Israeli strikes.
Haji Babaei described the recent “12-day war” as a continuation of the “47-year-old US hostility against the Iranian people.” He noted that the confrontation is not limited to the nuclear program or missile strikes, but is “directed against the Iranian nation itself.”
“The US is afraid of a 90 million-strong nation with a seven-thousand-year history that will not allow America to dominate the region,” the parliamentarian said, adding that Tehran would give a “powerful response” if pressured further.
What is known about Iran's nuclear program
Iran has previously allowed the IAEA access and inspection of its nuclear plants and the use of sophisticated surveillance devices, a key commitment under the nuclear deal Tehran signed with France, Russia, Britain, the United States, Germany and the European Union in 2015 to keep its nuclear program under control.
The first Trump administration unilaterally withdrew from the agreement in 2018.
In 2019, Tehran resumed nuclear development, and since 2021, it has ceased to comply with a number of obligations to the IAEA, limiting access for inspectors and starting to enrich uranium to levels approaching weapons grade.
On June 13, 2025, Israel launched a military operation against Iran's nuclear facilities, declaring that Tehran had reached a critical stage in creating a nuclear bomb.
On June 22, the United States joined Israel's actions, launching airstrikes on three key targets: Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe said the operation had caused significant damage to Iran's nuclear program.
Shortly after the strikes, US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Iran and Israel, which was confirmed by both sides.
However, Iranian authorities began to claim that the damage from the US strikes was supposedly minimal, and the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, Ali Khamenei, even declared Iran’s “victory” over Washington and Tel Aviv.
Recall that US President Donald Trump said that he would consider the possibility of bombing Iranian nuclear facilities again if he deems it necessary.
