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The legislation aims to halt IAEA inspections and limit access to Iran’s nuclear sites, signaling a significant step back from international nuclear oversight.
A satellite view shows an overview of Fordow underground complex, after the US struck the underground nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran. (IMAGE: REUTERS)
Iran’s parliament has reportedly approved a bill to suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), several reports mentioned. The move comes amid escalating tensions following the recent conflict with Israel.
The legislation aims to halt IAEA inspections and limit access to Iran’s nuclear sites, signaling a significant step back from international nuclear oversight. This decision is seen as a direct response to the recent airstrikes targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities and is likely to further strain relations with Western powers, raising concerns over the future of Iran’s nuclear program and regional stability.
US Report On Iran Nuclear Site Attack
US media reported on Tuesday that a classified intelligence assessment has concluded that the recent American strikes on Iran did not fully destroy the country’s centrifuges or its stockpile of enriched uranium.
According to reports, B-2 bombers targeted two of Iran’s nuclear facilities using massive GBU-57 bunker-buster bombs, while a guided missile submarine launched Tomahawk cruise missiles at a third site. Following the strikes, President Donald Trump declared that the attacks had “obliterated” the nuclear sites, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asserted that the US military had “devastated the Iranian nuclear program.”
However, a preliminary assessment by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) suggests that while the bombings sealed off entrances to some of the facilities, they failed to destroy the underground structures themselves, US media reported, citing sources familiar with the classified findings.
Trump Rebuffed Media Reports
“THE NUCLEAR SITES IN IRAN ARE COMPLETELY DESTROYED!” the president posted on his Truth Social.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has confirmed the assessment was authentic but said it was “flat-out wrong and was classified as ‘top secret’ but was still leaked.”
“The leaking of this alleged assessment is a clear attempt to demean President Trump and discredit the brave fighter pilots who conducted a perfectly executed mission to obliterate Iran’s nuclear programme,” Leavitt posted on X.
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