Iran's president reportedly suspends cooperation with U.N. nuclear watchdog

Source: NBC News/AP

July 2, 2025, 4:12 AM EDT


DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s president on Wednesday reportedly ordered the country to suspend its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency after American airstrikes hit its most-important nuclear facilities.

State media online reported the decision by President Masoud Pezeshkian.

It follows a law passed by Iran’s parliament to suspend that cooperation. It also already received the OK of a constitutional watchdog as well. It wasn’t immediately clear what that would mean for the IAEA, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog.

The Vienna-based IAEA long has monitored Iran’s nuclear program. The agency didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

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