Iran's president orders country to suspend cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog IAEA
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On July 2, 2025 Iran's president ordered suspension of cooperation with the IAEA after the U.S. and Israeli nuclear-site strikes, an observed setback to inspection access; the cited report also recorded that Iranian officials said diplomacy was not permanently closed.
Suspension order and diplomacy statementIran suspends IAEA cooperation after the nuclear-site strikes · IAEA cooperation suspended in cited record · reviewed 2026-09-03
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The Arms Control Association assessed that although the U.S. and Israeli strikes damaged Iran's nuclear infrastructure, they could increase incentives for weaponization, leave Iran able to reconstitute its program, and undermine U.S. credibility in renewed diplomacy; the assessment did not claim Iran had made a weaponization decision.
Post-strike technical assessment and diplomacy sectionArms-control analysis warns strikes may worsen weaponization incentives and diplomacy · Independent risk assessment · reviewed 2026-09-03