WANA (Jul 02) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has formally enacted a new law mandating the suspension of the Islamic Republic’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

 

The move comes in response to recent attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities, which Iranian officials have attributed to Israel and the United States. In an emergency parliamentary session, Iranian lawmakers passed the bill titled “Suspension of Cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency,” citing national sovereignty violations and threats to Iran’s peaceful nuclear program.

 

According to a single article of the law, the Iranian government is now required to immediately halt all cooperation with the IAEA under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and related safeguard agreements. The suspension will remain in effect until conditions, including the protection of Iranian nuclear sites and scientists, are met.

 

The legislation invokes Article 60 of the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, which allows for the suspension of treaty obligations in the event of material breach by another party.

 

President Pezeshkian signed the bill into law via Directive No. 55024, dated July 01, 2025. The legislation was initially approved in Parliament on June 25, 2025, and later confirmed by the Guardian Council. Last week, Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf formally submitted the ratified law to the President for implementation.

 

The International Atomic Energy Agency, in response to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s decision to suspend cooperation with the agency, stated: We are awaiting further official information from Iran.