Iran scraps cooperation deal with UN nuclear watchdog as Khamenei taunts Trump over strikes on program

Iran scraps cooperation deal with UN nuclear watchdog as Khamenei taunts Trump over strikes on program


Iran scrapped a deal to cooperate with the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog group on Monday, with the Islamic republic’s supreme leader taunting President Trump over claims that the US destroyed Tehran’s atomic program.

Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani said his nation was officially done cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency this week after sanctions were reinstated against Iran last month for its failure to work with the watchdog group.

“Following the activation of the Snapback mechanism, as [Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi] has previously stated, we will revise the Cairo Agreement, which we now consider invalid,” Larijani said in a statement.

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The UN triggered snapback sanctions against Iran for its failure to comply with its nuclear watchdog group. AFP via Getty Images

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