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Iran Suspends IAEA Cooperation

The decision followed the recent US strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites …reports Asian Lite News

The Iranian Parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill to suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), following recent US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

The decision followed the recent US strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites — dubbed “Operation Midnight Hammer” — in Esfahan, Fordow, and Natanz, Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency reported.

Reports suggest that during the open session of Parliament, the lawmakers agreed on a general outline of a plan that called for suspending cooperation with the IAEA.

Out of a total of 223 representatives present in the session, 221 voted in favour, one voted against, and one abstained.

Iran stated that it has every right to protect its sovereignty, interests, and people.

TEHRAN, March 21, 2013 Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks on the first day of Iranian new year at the city of Mashhad, northeastern Iran, March 21, 2013. Iran would annihilate the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa if attacked by the Jewish state, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Thursday. .(Xinhua/Official Website of the Iran’s Supreme Leader) (Credit Image: © Ahmad Halabisaz/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)

The Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) declared that the attack breached the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and cannot stop Iran from continuing with its “peaceful” nuclear programme.

Earlier, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf had criticised the UN nuclear agency, alleging that it did not condemn the strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, adding that the IAEA has lost its “international credibility.”

He further said that the AEOI will halt its cooperation with the IAEA until assurances are given on the safety of Iranian nuclear facilities.

“Iran’s peaceful nuclear programme will make headway more quickly,” the Parliament speaker stated.

On June 13, Israeli airstrikes targeted multiple sites inside Iran, including nuclear and military installations. The US followed on early Sunday with airstrikes on Iran’s Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan nuclear facilities.

The flare-up coincides with a recent resolution by the IAEA’s Board of Governors, which, for the first time since 2005, declared Iran non-compliant with its nuclear obligations.

The move followed an IAEA report accusing Tehran of failing to fully explain the presence of nuclear material detected at three undeclared locations while offering what the agency described as “less than satisfactory” cooperation.

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