Overview

• The Guardian Council approved legislation requiring Iran to suspend all cooperation with the IAEA until the security of its nuclear facilities is guaranteed.
• Lawmakers passed the bill overwhelmingly with a 221–1–1 vote in parliament, making it subject only to presidential endorsement by Masoud Pezeshkian.
• Tehran’s move follows a 12-day conflict and subsequent US and Israeli airstrikes on Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites.
• Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul each publicly urged Iran to maintain its monitoring agreement with the IAEA.
• The IAEA has stated it has not received formal notification of the suspension, leaving the status of its inspections in Iran uncertain.