Iran has claimed that IAEA activities served as an excuse for Israel and the United States to attack its nuclear facilities.
Earlier in the week, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced the suspension of Tehran’s cooperation with the IAEA.
The Wall Street Journal on Friday quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that the UN atomic agency was pulling its inspectors out of Iran over safety concerns.
The newspaper said their departure means that the possibility of significant international access to Iran’s nuclear sites is extremely unlikely, and would allow Tehran to carry out nuclear activities unchecked.
The IAEA said in May that Iran has more than 400 kilograms of uranium enriched up to 60 percent. But the whereabouts of the uranium after US attacks on its nuclear facilities is not known.
The IAEA stressed the importance of discussing with Iran the resumption of its monitoring and verification activities as soon as possible.