Iran cuts ties with IAEA following parliamentary vote

Iranian media outlet Mehr reports that, during the review of the general plan requiring the government to suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, 221 parliamentarians voted in favor. There were no votes against.

Earlier, Iran’s parliamentary Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy approved the general provisions of a bill aimed at suspending Iran’s cooperation with the IAEA.

According to Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesperson for the parliamentary Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy, the plan was approved by committee members after reviewing the details at a meeting held on Monday.

The bill will require the government to suspend cooperation with the IAEA until Tehran receives real guarantees of the agency’s professional conduct.

The spokesperson said that under the plan, Iran may refuse to cooperate with the installation of cameras at its nuclear facilities, inspections, inspector access, or submitting reports to the Agency until the security of all nuclear sites is guaranteed.

The Iranian side stated that this decision was made after the U.S. carried out strikes on several Iranian nuclear sites, which violated international law, including the UN Charter.

Background

On the night of June 13, Israel launched a large-scale operation against Iran, launching preemptive strikes on its nuclear and military facilities. Fox News reported that Israel managed to mislead Iran's air force leadership by convening a meeting before the June 13 strikes on the country's military and nuclear facilities. After the attack, U.S. President Donald Trump called on Tehran to strike a deal “before it's too late,” calling the Israeli strikes very successful.

Later, Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States would consider a strike on the underground nuclear facility in Fordow, Iran, if it became necessary to prevent Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons. At the same time, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that Tehran does not seek to expand the conflict with Israel to neighboring countries, but is ready to take self-defense measures if necessary.

On June 18, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatened that a possible U.S. military intervention in the conflict with Israel would have serious irreparable consequences. On the same day, while talking to journalists, Donald Trump evaded a direct answer to a question about a possible U.S. strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.

The night before June 22, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced airstrikes on three nuclear sites in Iran. According to him, American forces targeted facilities in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.

Trump stated that Israel and Iran agreed to a full and final 12-hour ceasefire, which, according to him, began on the morning of June 24.

On the evening of June 24, Iran declared victory over Israel, claiming in Tehran that “the enemy had no choice but to retreat.”