Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian ratified legislation Wednesday suspending the country’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) after American and Israeli airstrikes targeted its most important nuclear facilities, further blocking international inspectors' insight into Tehran’s nuclear activities. 

Iran claims its nuclear activities are for peaceful purposes and said it is suspending cooperation with the IAEA, the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, until unnamed “conditions are met" — which includes "ensuring the security" of Iran’s facilities and scientists. Israel claimed it killed 14 Iranian nuclear scientists in its wide-scale attacks across the country over the course of 12 days. 

The Iranian government claims the signed law suspending cooperation with the IAEA is taking place under the framework of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and its related safeguards. The NPT is an international treaty with 190 countries that requires cooperation with the IAEA. 

“That implies that they have to work with the- with the agency,” IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi told CBS on Sunday, following the Iranian parliament’s passage of the law. 

“An international treaty, of course, takes precedence. You cannot invoke an internal law not to abide with an international treaty," he continued. "But Iran is not saying that at the moment, and I think this is constructive."

Top Iranian officials have also indicated it is not looking to quickly restart talks with the U.S. over their nuclear program. 

“In order for us to decide to reengage, we will have to first ensure that America will not revert back to targeting us in a military attack during the negotiations," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in an interview with CBS and that aired Sunday. 

But Araghchi added that "The doors of diplomacy will never slam shut."

President Trump has showcased optimism in coming to an agreement with Tehran over its nuclear program and said he permits their export of oil to fund the country’s reconstruction, rhetoric and actions that are in stark contrast to Israel’s push to exert greater pressure. 

Trump is expected to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday, where the Israeli leader has said it is important to take advantage of the “success” of the attacks against Iran. 

Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Wednesday called for the imposition of punishing sanctions on Iran under the so-called snapback mechanism related to the Obama-era nuclear deal (JCPOA). Snapback would require European signatories to the deal, Germany, France and the U.K. to vote to snapback U.N. sanctions on Iran suspended with the signing of the JCPOA. The ability to snapback sanctions ends on October 18. 

“The time to activate the Snapback mechanism is now!” Sa’ar posted on social platform X. 

“Iran has just issued a scandalous announcement about suspending its cooperation with the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency)," the foreign minister continued. "This is a complete renunciation of all its international nuclear obligations and commitments."

He added, "The international community must act decisively now and utilize all means at its disposal to stop Iranian nuclear ambitions.”