Iran halts cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog – POLITICO

Tehran has suspended cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian announced Wednesday, according to state media reports.

The move marks a significant stepback in Iran's international cooperation after Washington’s dramatic June 21 strikes on its nuclear enrichment facilities.

Iranian lawmakers passed a bill to freeze cooperation on July 25. The extent of the bill — and what exactly it contains — remains unclear, but state media said IAEA inspectors will need permission from Iran's Supreme National Security Council to visit Iran's nuclear facilities which will be dependent on "the security of the country's nuclear facilities and that of peaceful nuclear activities" being guaranteed.