Iran may cut IAEA ties, citing “political manipulation”

This was reported by Mehr News Agency.

Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf emphasized the "peaceful nature" of his country's nuclear program.

"Iran has no plans for non-peaceful activities, but the world witnessed clearly that the IAEA has not honored any of its commitments and has turned into a political instrument," he added.

According to the speaker, parliament is reviewing a bill to suspend Tehran's cooperation with the IAEA until Iran receives "tangible guarantees of professional conduct" from the UN nuclear agency.

"While we consider this (American) attack as a result of the Israeli regime’s strategic failure to achieve its objectives, we won’t tolerate it. We will definitely give a response that would make gambler Trump regret taking the act of aggression against our dear country," Qalibaf declared.

U.S. strikes on Iran

On June 20, Donald Trump gave Iran’s ruling elite "two weeks" to abandon its nuclear program. Until then, the U.S. reportedly would not enter into war against the Islamic Republic of Iran on Israel’s side.

On the night of June 22, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced airstrikes on three nuclear facilities in Iran. According to him, the American military hit sites in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei stated that the country had witnessed a "betrayal of diplomacy" by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. He assured that Tehran would exercise its right to self-defense.

Meanwhile, U.S. Vice President JD Vance stated that the U.S. is at war with Iran’s nuclear program, which has now been "significantly pushed back."

Later, Donald Trump commented on the potential for regime change in Iran, saying that if the regime cannot "make the country great," then change is necessary.