IAEA delegation to visit Iran next week, discuss cooperation: Sources
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A delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency will visit Tehran next week for political-level talks, following Iran's parliamentary decision to suspend official cooperation with the agency.
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A flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria, Monday, June 23, 2025 (AP)
An IAEA delegation will visit Tehran next week to discuss implementing the Iranian parliament's recently passed law suspending cooperation with the agency, well-informed sources told Al Mayadeen.
The sources confirmed that the upcoming talks will focus on the political aspect of the relationship between the two sides, knowing that the agency's delegation will not include any inspectors.
A new chapter in relations between Iran and the IAEA will begin under the framework of the new law passed by parliament, the sources further highlighted.
Iran mulls new manual
Back on July 28, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei announced that Iran was still a party to the safeguards agreements of the IAEA, adding that a new manual is expected to be defined with the UN nuclear watchdog.
Considering the binding legislation approved by the Parliament, Iran is mulling over how to continue cooperation with the agency, Baghaei maintained.
Iran suspends IAEA cooperation
In late June, Iran's Guardian Council ratified the parliamentary resolution to suspend official cooperation with the IAEA. Iran's parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, stated that the country's atomic agency would halt IAEA cooperation until concrete security guarantees are given for nuclear facilities, questioning why the agency hasn't issued even a token condemnation of attacks on Iran's nuclear sites.
The planned visit by the international team aims to redefine relations under the new legal parameters, with Tehran maintaining a hardline position after the recent aggression and ruling out full cooperation until the IAEA corrects its political and technical oversteps, as Iranian officials insist.
This closely follows an announcement by the IAEA chief, Rafael Grossi, on July 25, stating that Iran had expressed its willingness to resume technical discussions regarding its nuclear program.
According to Reuters, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi noted the agency's efforts to resume inspections following June's US and Israeli airstrikes that targeted critical elements of Iran's nuclear infrastructure, while stressing the necessity of renewed access and calling on Iran to "ensure transparency" regarding its nuclear sites and related activities.
