TEHRAN, June 8 (Xinhua) -- The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) announced Wednesday that it has decided to turn off two surveillance cameras of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
The AEOI said it has decided to, as of Wednesday, shut off the IAEA's surveillance cameras for the online enrichment monitor (OLEM) and the flow meter, according to state-run IRIB TV.
The statement said the AEOI's remedial measures are implemented in reaction to the IAEA's "illegal behaviors."
Iran has so far cooperated extensively with the IAEA, it added, "unfortunately the agency has not appreciated Tehran's collaborations, it has, instead, deemed the cooperation to be Iran's duty."
Consequently, Iran has decided that the operations of the cameras of OLEM and the IAEA's flow meter must stop as of Wednesday, the statement said, noting that the relevant authorities have been ordered to take the step.
The AEOI added that over 80 percent of the IAEA's existing cameras are operating under the Safeguards Agreement, which will remain in place and keep functioning as in the past.
In an exclusive report on the same day, Iran's Nour News, affiliated with the country's Supreme National Security Council, said Tehran has placed on agenda a number of remedial measures in reaction to the IAEA's "illegal behaviors" and "political reports".
Last Monday, the IAEA released two reports about Tehran's cooperation with the agency claiming that it estimated Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium had grown to more than 18 times the limit laid down in the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Iran rejects the reports as politically motivated and failing to reflect the reality of cooperation between Iran and the IAEA.
