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Investing.com -- The United Nations atomic agency has withdrawn its inspectors from Iran due to safety concerns, cutting ties between the agency and Tehran, according to the Wall Street Journal on Friday.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team left Iran by road on Friday, despite the resumption of normal operations at Iran’s main airports following a 12-day conflict with Israel, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.
The inspectors had been unable to visit Iran’s nuclear sites since Israel attacked the country on June 13. They were initially housed at a hotel in Tehran but may have later moved to a UN location.
Iran has increased its rhetoric against the agency, with death threats made against IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi from lawmakers and regime-tied media.
According to the report, IAEA confirmed the inspectors’ departure in a statement.
On social media platform X, the agency said Grossi "reiterated the crucial importance of the IAEA discussing with Iran modalities for resuming its indispensable monitoring and verification activities in Iran as soon as possible."
Earlier this week, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian implemented a new law from Iran’s parliament suspending cooperation with the agency, despite international pressure.