Baghaei considered the IAEA report on Iran's nuclear program, issued on May 31, to be aimed at legitimizing attacks by the United States and Israel.
On June 25, the Iranian parliament overwhelmingly approved a bill requiring the government to suspend all forms of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in response to what it described as "the agency's silence on recent US and Israeli attacks."
Baqaei added that the IAEA and its director general, Mariano Grossi, should reconsider their approach.
Asked whether the nuclear talks with the United States would continue, Baghaei said, "No decision has been made yet, but consultations regarding the continuation of the negotiations are still underway." He stated that the positions of European countries such as Germany and France regarding Israel's aggression against Iran are unacceptable.
Last Saturday, Iran announced it would no longer allow Grossi to enter its territory, accusing him of spying for Israel and helping legitimize Israeli and US attacks on its nuclear facilities.
On June 13, Israel, with US support, launched a 12-day aggression against Iran, targeting military and nuclear sites, civilian facilities, and the assassination of military leaders and nuclear scientists. Iran responded by targeting Israeli military and intelligence headquarters with ballistic missiles and drones.
On June 22, the United States attacked Iranian facilities and claimed to have "ended" its nuclear program. Tehran responded by bombing the U.S. Al-Udeid base in Qatar. On June 24, Washington declared a ceasefire between Tel Aviv and Tehran.
There is ambiguity and inconsistency regarding the extent and repercussions of the damage to Iran's nuclear facilities. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has simply stated that the Israeli-American aggression against his country did not achieve its goals, without providing further explanation.
Tel Aviv and Washington claim to have destroyed Iran's nuclear program and delayed it for years, while a leaked report from the US Defense Intelligence Agency concluded that the US strikes only delayed it by a few months.
Israel and its ally, the United States, accuse Iran of seeking to produce nuclear weapons, while Tehran says its program is designed for peaceful purposes, including electricity generation.
