Iran has announced that it is ending cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Iran has announced the end of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
The Times of Israel reports this, citing a statement by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, aired on Iranian state television.
According to him, the country's parliament adopted a bill to end cooperation with the IAEA, and the Council of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution finally approved it. Thus, the document acquired a mandatory status.
“The bill approved by parliament and today approved by the Council of Watchmen is binding on us, and there is no doubt about its implementation,” Araghchi said.
“From now on, our relations and cooperation with the IAEA will take on a new form,” he added.
At the same time, the IAEA does not yet have a clear understanding of how much the recent attacks by Israel and the United States have affected the pace of development of the Iranian nuclear program – whether they have set it back by years or only delayed it by a few months.
Earlier it was reported that the administration of US President Donald Trump is considering the possibility of investing $30 billion in Iran's nuclear program.
We previously reported that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei congratulated the Iranian people on their “victory over the United States” and said Tehran had “slapped America in the face.”
