Vienna: The European Union has expressed significant concern over Iran's suspension of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Republic of Moldova, San Marino, and Ukraine have aligned themselves with the EU's statement.

According to European Union, the Director General of the IAEA provided an update during a recent Board of Governors meeting, highlighting Iran's suspension of IAEA inspector access following a new law that came into effect on 2 July 2025. Since 13 June 2025, the IAEA has been denied access to Iran's safeguarded nuclear facilities, with the exception of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant. The agency has also not received the required reports on Iran's nuclear program, leading to a loss of continuity of knowledge regarding Iran's nuclear material inventories, including highly enriched uranium.

The EU emphasized the urgency for Iran to allow the IAEA to resume its safeguards activities as per the NPT Safeguards Agreement. The Director General underscored that Iran's implementation of its Safeguards Agreement cannot be suspended, and national laws cannot impose obligations on the IAEA. The EU is particularly concerned about the lack of engagement between Iran and the IAEA on unresolved safeguards issues, despite a resolution adopted by the Board in June urging Iran's compliance.

The EU called on Iran to adhere to its legally binding Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement (CSA) and modified Code 3.1. It urged Iran to return to the provisional implementation of the Additional Protocol and to ratify it, addressing doubts about the peaceful nature of its nuclear program.

The EU reaffirmed its strong support for the NPT, emphasizing its role as the cornerstone of the global nuclear non-proliferation regime and an essential foundation for nuclear disarmament and peaceful nuclear energy applications.