Iran to IAEA: Don’t expect cooperation while nuclear facilities are targeted

Shafaq News – Tehran

Suspending cooperation with the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is now a binding parliamentary order,
Iran’s Foreign Ministry confirmed on Monday.

At a weekly press briefing, ministry
spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei argued that IAEA Director Rafael Grossi must
explain how Iran could keep cooperating while its nuclear facilities come under
attack, asserting, “The agency cannot expect Iran, as a Non-Proliferation
Treaty signatory, to participate while it ignores or even justifies strikes on
our sites.”

Baqaei claimed Iran had secured guarantees
from neighboring countries not to let Israel use their territory or airspace
for military operations, citing “good-neighborly policies and respect for
international law.”

He also condemned US President Donald
Trump’s recent comments as “foolish and insulting,” warning they would inflame
regional hostility toward Washington.

Iran’s parliament recently enacted
legislation freezing cooperation with the IAEA, accusing the agency of
publishing a “biased report” that emboldened Israel and cleared the way for US
strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities in Isfahan, Fordow, and Natanz.