Iranian lawmaker says IAEA chief and inspectors barred from entry under parliament law

Iran’s judiciary on Friday confirmed the death of Ali Qena’atkar Mavardiani, deputy prosecutor of Tehran and head of Evin Prison’s public and revolutionary court, in an Israeli missile strike on Evin prison.

Qena’atkar was killed on Monday when projectiles hit the facility in northern Tehran, judiciary officials said. The attack resulted in multiple casualties among prison staff, judiciary employees, and civilians visiting inmates, according to official statements.

Qena’atkar headed the District 33 court, which oversees Evin prison, the judiciary said.

Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei issued a public condolence message, calling Qena’atkar a “principled and courageous legal official” who died defending public security.

Ali Shamkhani, a senior advisor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, appeared in public on Saturday for the first time since being wounded in an Israeli strike earlier this month, Iranian media reported.

Photos showed Shamkhani attending the funeral of senior Iranian commanders killed in recent fighting with Israel. He had been targeted on the first night of Israeli attacks, and initial reports said he had been killed. State-linked outlets later said he was wounded but survived.

Iran should halt cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency in line with a new law approved by the Guardian Council, judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei said on Saturday.

Speaking to SNNTV at a funeral for those killed in recent attacks, Ejei said the IAEA had shared information with Iran’s enemies and could no longer be trusted. “When the agency cooperates with hostile powers and gives them information, it is natural that we cannot continue working with it as before,” he said.

The remarks follow Thursday’s announcement by the Guardian Council that it had approved a parliamentary bill requiring the government to suspend cooperation with the agency. The law now has full legal force.

Iran never surrendered to its enemies and instead forced them to submit to the will of the Iranian people, parliamentarian Ebrahim Azizi said on Saturday.

Azizi, who chairs the parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, said the 12-day conflict proved once again that Iran’s strength lies in national unity and defiance. “This is an absolute, certain fact — we have never surrendered, but always made the enemy surrender to our will,” he said.

He added that despite the violence and casualties, the outcome showed that Iran’s adversaries were compelled to accept Iran’s decisions. “By God’s grace, the enemy will continue to yield to the will of the Iranian people,” he said.

People attend the funeral of Iranian commanders and scientists killed in Israeli strikes, in Tehran, June 28, 2025.