Iran’s parliament has overwhelmingly approved a bill mandating the government to suspend all cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN’s nuclear watchdog. The move is a direct and forceful response to the “recent aggression by Israel and the United States” against Iran’s nuclear facilities.

In a charged session of the Majles, Iran’s parliament, lawmakers voted 221 to 0, with one abstention, to approve the general outlines of the bill on Wednesday. The final articles of the bill were later passed with a similar sweeping majority, cementing a stance that will see IAEA inspectors barred from the country and all monitoring activities halted.

The approved bill now requires final ratification from Iran’s Guardian Council, a 12-member body of jurists. They review the bill to ensure it does not contradict the Constitution of Iran and Islamic principles. Once approved in the Guardian Council, it is signed into law by the President and officially published, making it enforceable across the country.

The U.S. is making a fresh push in negotiations to end the fighting and free the hostages in Gaza, as President Trump hopes to build on the momentum of a deal that paused hostilities between Israel and Iran and bring an end to the conflict that sparked nearly two years of war in the Middle East.
While significant gaps remain between Israel and Hamas, Arab officials mediating the talks say both sides have shown an interest in getting a deal done. The mediators said they are in talks with both sides by telephone, adding they could soon meet in Egypt, which along with Qatar has helped the U.S. broker the Gaza talks.

On Wednesday, President Trump said that the cease-fire between Israel and Iran has improved the atmosphere of talks around the fighting in Gaza. “I think great progress is being made on Gaza,” Trump told reporters at the NATO summit in The Hague. “I think we’re going to have some very good news.” 

Trump said he was recently briefed about developments in the talks by special envoy Steve Witkoff. “He did tell me that Gaza is very close,” Trump said. 

Israel’s military is running low on some key weaponry as Trump tries to hold together a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran, according to three U.S. officials. 

Israel is specifically low on munitions, two of the officials said.

The shortage comes amid tensions between Trump and Netanyahu over Trump’s push for a ceasefire after 12 days of strikes between Israel and Iran. 

A spokesperson for the Israeli government did not respond to a request for comment. 

A defense official declined to comment. 

At the same time, acting Chief of Naval Operations James Kilby testified today before the Senate that while the U.S. Navy has enough of the missiles it needs to defend Israel, the United States is using them “at an alarming rate.”

The United States has helped defend Israel against a barrage of Iranian attacks in the past two weeks.

Iran retains the ability to threaten U.S. service members despite being in a weakened state following Israel’s military campaign against Tehran and American assaults on its nuclear program, the deputy commander of U.S. Central Command said Tuesday.

Navy Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, who is nominated to take command of U.S. forces in the Middle East in the summer, told senators at his confirmation hearing that the protection of troops is top of mind because Iran continues to possess “considerable tactical capability.”