Iran panel backs bill to suspend cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog

A parliamentary bill to suspend Iran's cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was ratified by the Guardian Council, Iran's Young Journalist Club news outlet reported on Thursday, referring to a panel of clerics and jurists who vet legislation.

According to Iranian state TV, parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the International Atomic Energy Agency "refused to even marginally condemn the attack on Iran's nuclear facilities" and had "put its international credibility up for auction".