Iran Issues Nuclear Update After U.S. Slams Decision
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi dismissed criticism of Tehran's decision to suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and said his country is committed to oversight of its nuclear program.
The U.S. State Department had called Tehran's decision "unacceptable".
Araghchi was responding on X to the German Foreign Office, which said the decision to suspend cooperation with the United Nations' nuclear watchdog "eliminates any possibility of international oversight" of Iran's nuclear program.
"Fake news," Araghchi said in his post on Thursday, July 3. "Iran remains committed to the NPT and its Safeguards Agreement."
The minister said the new law meant cooperation with the IAEA "will be channeled through Iran's Supreme National Security Council for obvious safety and security reasons" after Israeli and U.S. strikes on its nuclear facilities.
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