Iran Formally Suspends Cooperation With UN Nuclear Watchdog

The nation has limited IAEA inspections of its facilities in the past during negotiations over its nuclear program.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian makes an address during the army parade commemorating National Army Day in front of the shrine of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 18, 2025. AP Photo/Vahid Salemi

Iran’s president announced on Wednesday that the regime is ending all cooperation with the UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) following U.S. airstrikes on its nuclear facilities last month.

Iranian state-run media said that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian issued the order after Iran’s Parliament voted to suspend cooperation with the UN agency, claiming that IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi acted in a biased manner.