{"id":1878,"date":"2025-07-02T15:49:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T15:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/iran-suspends-cooperation-with-un-nuclear-watchdog\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T15:49:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T15:49:48","slug":"iran-suspends-cooperation-with-un-nuclear-watchdog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/iran-suspends-cooperation-with-un-nuclear-watchdog\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran suspends cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered the country to suspend its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) after US and Israeli air strikes hit its key nuclear facilities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Iran has previously accused the IAEA of providing a justification for Israel&rsquo;s air strikes, which began on June 13, a day after the UN nuclear watchdog declared Iran in violation of its obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">That treaty has countries agree not to build or obtain nuclear weapons, and allows the IAEA to conduct inspections to verify that countries correctly declare their programs.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL ContentAlignment_floatRight__nfR_t RelatedCard_relatedCard__4Im5s interactive_focusContext__yRhc_ interactive_defaults__AKxUU interactive_hoverContext__LDUDX interactive_defaults__AKxUU\" data-component=\"RelatedCard\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/105488416\" readability=\"3.0987654320988\">\n<h3 class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP RelatedCard_heading__S_nm2 Typography_sizeMobile18__eJCIB Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_bold__FqafP Typography_serif__qU2V5 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Israel is believed to have nuclear weapons. Why is it worried about Iran?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP RelatedCard_synopsis__cFwMW Typography_sizeMobile14__u7TGe Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">As the bombs keep landing and Israel continues its devastating attacks on Iran&rsquo;s nuclear program, it&rsquo;s easy to forget Iran remains a signatory of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The order by Mr Pezeshkian to suspend cooperation with the agency included no timetables or details about what that would entail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Separately, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi signalled in a CBS News interview that Tehran would still be willing to continue negotiations with the US.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think negotiations will restart as quickly as that,&rdquo; Mr Araghchi said, referring to US president Donald Trump&rsquo;s comments that talks could start as early as this week. However, he added: &ldquo;The doors of diplomacy will never slam shut.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The IAEA, which has long monitored Iran&rsquo;s nuclear program, said it was waiting for &ldquo;further official information from Iran&rdquo; on what the suspension meant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">A diplomat with knowledge of IAEA operations, who spoke on condition of anonymity to the Associated Press, said that agency inspectors were still in Iran after the announcement and had not been told by the government to leave.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B future_heading__Gcudw Heading_default__Z3p_p Typography_sizeMobile20__NUDn4 Typography_sizeDesktop32__LR_G6 Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop40__BuoRf Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_bold__FqafP Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s\" data-component=\"Heading\">Israel condemns the move<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Iran&rsquo;s decision drew an immediate condemnation from Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">&ldquo;Iran has just issued a scandalous announcement about suspending its cooperation with the IAEA,&rdquo; he said in an X post. &ldquo;This is a complete renunciation of all its international nuclear obligations and commitments.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Mr Saar urged European nations that were part of Iran&rsquo;s 2015 nuclear deal to implement its so-called snapback clause.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">That would reimpose all UN sanctions on it originally lifted by Tehran&rsquo;s nuclear deal with world powers, if one of its Western parties declares the Islamic Republic out of compliance with it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Israel is widely believed to be the only nuclear-armed state in the Middle East, and the IAEA does not have access to its weapons-related facilities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Iran&rsquo;s 2015 nuclear deal allowed Iran to enrich uranium to 3.67 per cent &mdash; enough to fuel a nuclear power plant, but far below the threshold of 90 per cent needed for weapons-grade uranium.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL ContentAlignment_floatRight__nfR_t RelatedCard_relatedCard__4Im5s interactive_focusContext__yRhc_ interactive_defaults__AKxUU interactive_hoverContext__LDUDX interactive_defaults__AKxUU\" data-component=\"RelatedCard\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/105488418\" readability=\"3.2508833922261\">\n<h3 class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP RelatedCard_heading__S_nm2 Typography_sizeMobile18__eJCIB Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_bold__FqafP Typography_serif__qU2V5 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Satellite images show damage at Iranian nuclear sites<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP RelatedCard_synopsis__cFwMW Typography_sizeMobile14__u7TGe Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">New satellite imagery shows US stealth bombers appear to have targeted a vulnerable spot in one of Iran&rsquo;s key nuclear sites, buried deep in a mountain.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The deal also drastically reduced Iran&rsquo;s stockpile of uranium, limited its use of centrifuges and relied on the IAEA to oversee Tehran&rsquo;s compliance through additional oversight.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">But Mr Trump, in his first term in 2018, unilaterally withdrew Washington from the accord, insisting it was not tough enough and did not address Iran&rsquo;s missile program or its support for militant groups in the wider Middle East.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">That set in motion years of tensions, including attacks at sea and on land.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Iran had been enriching up to 60 per cent &mdash; a short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels. It also has enough of a stockpile to build multiple nuclear bombs, should it choose to do so.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Iran has long insisted its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, but the IAEA, Western intelligence agencies and others say Tehran had an organised weapons program up until 2003.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP Heading_heading__VGa5B future_heading__Gcudw Heading_default__Z3p_p Typography_sizeMobile20__NUDn4 Typography_sizeDesktop32__LR_G6 Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_lineHeightDesktop40__BuoRf Typography_marginBottomMobileSmall__6wx7m Typography_marginBottomDesktopSmall__CboX4 Typography_bold__FqafP Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx Typography_normalise__u5o1s\" data-component=\"Heading\">Suspension comes after strikes<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The recent Israeli air strikes decimated the upper ranks of Iran&rsquo;s powerful Revolutionary Guard and targeted its arsenal of ballistic missiles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The strikes also hit Iran&rsquo;s nuclear sites, which Israel claimed put Tehran within reach of a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Iran has said the Israeli attacks killed 935 &ldquo;Iranian citizens,&rdquo; including 38 children and 102 women.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">However, Iran has a long history of offering lower death counts around unrest over political considerations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL ContentAlignment_outdentDesktop__ijbiK Figure_figure__xLyBy Figure_docImage__DSvk4\" data-print=\"inline-media\" data-component=\"Figure\" id=\"105488488\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/imageproxy\/105488488\" readability=\"27\">\n<div class=\"Figure_content__8xRH4\">\n<div class=\"FigureContent_content__GnImC\">\n<div class=\"ContentImage_ratio__0yYeG\">\n<div class=\"AspectRatio_container__FC_XH\" data-component=\"AspectRatioContainer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A satellite image of a nuclear facility embedded in mountains.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\" sizes=\"100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/ffd6dbf6d48182f7e540ff94111aee0b?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&amp;cropH=2731&amp;cropW=4096&amp;xPos=0&amp;yPos=126&amp;width=862&amp;height=575\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"Figure_caption__fS2lN\" readability=\"4\">\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">A satellite image of the Fordow nuclear site in Iran, released after the US bombed the facility.<!-- --> <cite>(<span>Supplied: Maxar Technologies<\/span>)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The US Human Rights Activists group, which has provided detailed casualty figures from multiple rounds of unrest in Iran, has put the death toll at 1,190 people killed, including 436 civilians and 435 security force members.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The attacks wounded another 4,475 people, the group said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Meanwhile, it appears that Iranian officials are now assessing the damage done by the US strikes conducted on the three nuclear sites on June 22, including those at Fordow, a site built under a mountain about 100 kilometres south-west of Tehran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Satellite images from Planet Labs PBC analysed by the Associated Press show Iranian officials at Fordo on Monday likely examining the damage caused by American bunker busters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Trucks could be seen in the images, as well as at least one crane and an excavator at tunnels on the site. That corresponded to images shot Sunday by Maxar Technologies similarly showing the ongoing work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\"><strong>AP\/Reuters<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>Iran suspends cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered the country to suspend its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) after US and Israeli air strikes hit its key nuclear facilities.&nbsp; Iran has previously accused the IAEA of providing a justification for Israel&rsquo;s air strikes, which began on June 13, a day after the UN nuclear&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/iran-suspends-cooperation-with-un-nuclear-watchdog\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Iran suspends cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1879,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1878\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}