Tehran is officially ceasing collaboration with the IAEA, declaring this necessary due to security concerns after US-Israeli air strikes. Parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf announced that Iran will suspend IAEA collaboration until the security of its nuclear facilities is guaranteed. The implications for IAEA inspectors remaining in Iran are currently undefined. The IAEA seeks to assess the state of Iranian nuclear facilities, previously targeted. Amid this backdrop, Iran's commitment to the Non-Proliferation Treaty faces scrutiny due to the attacks and the lack of evidence for weaponization efforts.
"As long as the security of Iranian nuclear facilities is not ensured, Iran will suspend its cooperation with the IAEA," parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stated on state television. President Masoud Pezeshkian has signed off on this move.
The Vienna-based UN agency hopes to gain more information on three key Iranian nuclear facilities that were targeted. The specifics of how IAEA operations will be affected remain unclear.
There is a growing debate in Iran regarding the value of the Non-Proliferation Treaty. This debate is ignited by the attack on Iranian facilities while they were under IAEA safeguards.
The IAEA underscored that Iran was enriching uranium at near weapons-grade levels but noted, "there is no proof of a systematic effort to move into a nuclear weapon."
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