00:00In other news, Britain, France and Germany have condemned Iran for threatening the head of the IAEA.
00:07They also urged Tehran to ensure the safety of agency staff.
00:12In a joint statement, the three countries voiced full support for IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi
00:19but did not specify what threats had been made.
00:22This comes as Iran's Kehan newspaper, closely linked to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
00:28accused Grossi of ties to Israel's Mossad intelligence agency.
00:33The newspaper said that should Grossi enter Iran, he should be tried and sentenced to death.
00:39Iran responded that it could not be expected to guarantee IAEA inspector's safety so soon
00:44after Israeli and U.S. strikes on its nuclear sites during the recent 12-day war.
00:49Earlier this month, the IAEA board voted to declare that Iran in breach of its obligations
00:55under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, NPT.
00:58Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ismail Bakhe said a parliamentary bill approved by the Guardian Council
01:04makes it mandatory for the government to suspend cooperation with the UN Nuclear Watchdog.
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