Iran's parliament approves bill to suspend cooperation with UN nuclear oversight agencies: Report
The Iranian parliament on Wednesday approved a bill to suspend cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, according to a national subsidiary Nournews.
According to Nournews, the move requires the final approval of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, which comes after an air battle with Israel, whose long-time enemy expressed hope to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons.
Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf was quoted by state media and said Iran would accelerate its civilian nuclear program.
Tehran denied seeking nuclear weapons and said the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) resolution passed this month declared that Iran violated its non-proliferation obligations paved the way for Israeli attacks.
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The IAEA refused to even condemn the attack on Iran's nuclear facility, citing a spokesperson, “has sold its international credibility.”
“So, Iran's IAEA will terminate its cooperation with the agency until the security of nuclear facilities is ensured and the country's peaceful nuclear program will be faster,” he said.
Earlier this week, the National Security Council of Iran's parliament approved a general overview of the bill, which Ebrahim Rezaei, a spokesman for the committee, said the bill would suspend installation of surveillance cameras, inspections and installations of reports to the IAEA.
The Iranian government also faces a call for a restriction on the country's commitment to a nuclear non-proliferation regime following Israel's attack on its nuclear site and the U.S. bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities over the weekend.
“I think our views on nuclear programs and non-proliferation regimes will witness change, but it is impossible to say in any direction,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in an interview with Al-Araby al-Jade on Tuesday.
