VIENNA, July 4, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - UN nuclear watchdog inspectors left Iran 
on Friday, according to the agency, which called for the resumption of its 
"indispensable monitoring" after the Islamic republic officially suspended 
its cooperation.

The suspension came after last month's 12-day conflict between Iran and 
Israel, which saw unprecedented Israeli and US strikes on Iran's nuclear 
facilities and escalated tensions between Tehran and the International Atomic 
Energy Agency (IAEA).

"An IAEA team of inspectors today safely departed from Iran to return to the 
agency headquarters in Vienna, after staying in Tehran throughout the recent 
military conflict," the IAEA said in a post on X.

"IAEA Director General Rafael 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," it 
added.

Iran officially suspended its cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog on 
Wednesday.

On June 25, a day after a ceasefire took hold, Iranian lawmakers voted 
overwhelmingly to suspend the cooperation.

The law aims to "ensure full support for the inherent rights of the Islamic 
Republic of Iran" under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, with a 
particular focus on uranium enrichment, according to Iranian media.

Washington, which has been pressing Tehran to resume the negotiations that 
were interrupted by Israel's resort to military action on June 13, has hit 
out at the Iranian decision, calling it "unacceptable".