TEHRAN, June 25 — Iran’s Parliament has approved a motion to suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), following a near-unanimous vote during an open session on Tuesday.
According to Mehr News Agency (MNA), 223 lawmakers were present, with 221 voting in favour, one abstaining, and none opposing the motion, which mandates the government to cease collaboration with the United Nations (UN) nuclear watchdog.
The decision came in response to recent United States (US) airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, which Tehran condemned as a breach of international law and the United Nations Charter.
On June 13, Israel launched a series of strikes on Iranian territory, which Iran described as a war of aggression.
The conflict escalated further when the US conducted aerial attacks on three Iranian nuclear sites in Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan early on Sunday.
Iran reiterated that it reserves all options to defend its sovereignty, national interests, and its people.
The Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) stated that the attacks contravened the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and affirmed that Iran’s peaceful nuclear programme will continue unabated.
— Bernama
