As tensions escalate with the United States and Israel, Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf announced that the legislature is preparing to suspend cooperation with the UN’s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

In a post on social media platform X, Ghalibaf criticized the IAEA’s recent actions, accusing it of lacking “professional” conduct. “We in the Islamic Consultative Assembly are seeking to approve a plan to halt cooperation with the agency until we receive concrete guarantees of its professional behavior,” he wrote.

This move follows recent Israeli and American airstrikes on key Iranian nuclear and military facilities, including Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. The attacks reportedly killed several senior military officers, scientists, and civilians, further deepening the nuclear standoff.

The announcement also comes on the heels of a resolution passed by the IAEA Board of Governors, which, for the first time since 2005, formally declared Iran non-compliant with its nuclear commitments. The agency cited Tehran’s failure to explain nuclear material found at three undeclared sites and described Iran’s overall cooperation as “less than satisfactory.”

Earlier, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, addressing an emergency meeting of the agency’s Board of Governors, stated that extensive destruction is believed to have occurred at Iran’s nuclear sites following the US strikes. He confirmed that satellite images show visible craters at the Fordow facility.

The potential suspension of cooperation by Iran could further complicate diplomatic efforts and raises fresh concerns about the future of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the 2015 nuclear deal that has already been hanging by a thread.