Iran says US attempts to hinder cooperation with IAEA

This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the IRIB Telegram channel.

"The United States and Israel are trying to break the ties and cooperation between the agency and Iran, putting pressure on the agency to abandon its statutory responsibilities," Abadi said.

He noted that Iran is not obliged to fulfill the agency’s requests caused by spy data from other countries, including Israel, and seeks to prevent the dangerous development of events in the IAEA.

Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that the IAEA was satisfied with cooperation with Iran, the level of partnership deserves the highest praise.

In January, Iranian Speaker Ali Larijani said that Tehran could reconsider its position on cooperation with the IAEA if European countries take unfair measures when using the dispute resolution mechanism of the Joint Comprehensive Action Plan (JCPOA).