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Iran's Foreign Minister says Iran is committed to Non-Proliferation Treaty

Abbas Araqchi, the Foreign Minister, said that Iran is committed to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and its safeguards accord. This was a statement made on Thursday after Tehran passed a law that suspended cooperation with the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog.

Araqchi, in a blog post on X, wrote: "Our cooperation will be channeled via Iran's Supreme National Security Council (for obvious safety and security purposes).

The United States called the move "inacceptable" by President Masoud Pezeshkian, who on Wednesday signed into law the legislation that was passed last week by the parliament to suspend the IAEA's cooperation.

Araqchi made his comment about X in response to a request from the German Foreign Ministry, which urged Tehran to reconsider its decision to discontinue cooperation with IAEA.

Araqchi accused Germany "of explicit support for Israel’s unlawful attack against Iran, including safeguarded nucleosites".

Iran accuses the IAEA for siding with Western nations and justifying Israel's actions.

Airstrikes against Iranian nuclear facilities from June 13-24

The saga began the day after the board of directors of the U.N. agency voted to declare Tehran as in breach of its NPT obligations.

Western powers have suspected for a long time that Iran's declared civil atomic energy program is a cover to build nuclear bombs. Iran has said that it enriches uranium for peaceful nuclear purposes only.

Inspectors of the IAEA are responsible for ensuring compliance with the NPT, by attempting to verify whether nuclear programmes in countries that have signed treaties are not diverted to military purposes.

The new law, which came into force on Wednesday, stipulates that the Supreme National Security Council of Tehran must approve any future inspections by IAEA of Iranian nuclear sites.

We are aware of the reports. "The IAEA awaits further official information from Iran", the Vienna-based global watchdog of nuclear technology said in a press release.

U.S. State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce

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On Wednesday, the IAEA said that Iran must immediately cooperate with it. (Reporting and editing by Timothy Heritage, Mark Heinrich and Elwely Elwelly)

(source: Reuters)