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Tehran to suspend IAEA cooperation after snapback invocation: Top security body
Iran’s top security body said the hostile move by Britain, France and Germany to reimpose UN sanctions will "effectively suspend" Tehran’s cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog.
In a statement on Saturday, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) condemned the “ill-considered” measures by the three European countries — known as the E3 — regarding the Islamic Republic’s peaceful nuclear program.
"Despite the foreign ministry's cooperation with the (International Atomic Energy) Agency and the presentation of plans to resolve the issue, the actions of European countries will effectively suspend the path of cooperation with the agency," the SNSC said.
On Friday, the 15-member Security Council failed to adopt a resolution that would have prevented the reimposition of UN sanctions on Iran after the E3 triggered the "snapback" mechanism, accusing Tehran of failing to comply with the 2015 deal, formally called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Iran rejected the illegitimate move by the European troika, pointing out that the United States had already pulled out of the deal and accusing the European trio of siding with illegal sanctions instead of honoring their own commitments.
According to the statement, Iran’s top security body tasked the Foreign Ministry with continuing its consultations within the framework of the SNSC decisions to safeguard the national interests.
It added that Iran’s foreign policy under the current circumstances will be based on cooperation to establish peace and stability in the region.
Earlier on Saturday, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran can overcome any re-imposition of sanctions and will never surrender to excessive demands.
The SNSC was formally put in charge of overseeing cooperation with the IAEA in July, following a series of illegal and unprovoked Israeli and US attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities.
The shift came after Iran’s Parliament passed legislation on July 2, requiring that all IAEA inspection requests be reviewed and approved by the SNSC.