Tehran: Iran's parliament has made a significant move by voting to suspend cooperation with the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a decision made just a day after a US-brokered ceasefire with Israel was implemented.

According to Anadolu Agency, the speaker of the Iranian parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, announced that the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran will halt its cooperation with the IAEA until the security of Iran's nuclear facilities is assured. Ghalibaf emphasized that Iran's nuclear program, which he described as peaceful, will continue to progress rapidly.

The parliamentary vote saw 222 members in favor of suspending cooperation, with no opposition and one abstention. Ghalibaf also stated that Iran will be vigilant and ready to respond firmly to any acts of aggression.

Alireza Salimi, a member of the parliament's presidium, clarified that according to the parliament's resolution, IAEA inspectors will be barred from entering Iran for inspections unless the safety of the country's nuclear facilities and their peaceful operations are guaranteed. This condition is also subject to approval by Iran's Supreme National Security Council.

The backdrop to this decision includes recent military actions, where Israel launched airstrikes on several Iranian sites, including military and nuclear facilities, claiming that Iran was close to developing a nuclear weapon. Iran has strongly denied these allegations. The situation escalated with Iran's retaliatory missile and drone attacks, and the US entering the conflict by striking three Iranian nuclear sites. After nearly two weeks of fighting, US President Donald Trump facilitated a ceasefire between Iran and Israel to halt the ongoing hostilities.