Iran Reaffirms Commitment to Nuclear Non‑Proliferation Treaty Amid IAEA Dispute

On July 3, 2025, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced that Tehran remains “committed to the NPT and its Safeguards Agreement,” despite suspending direct cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Under new legislation, all engagement with the IAEA will now route through Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, a response to what Iran describes as the agency’s failure to condemn recent U.S. and Israeli strikes on its nuclear facilities — which it alleges enjoyed Germany’s implicit approval