Iran halts co-operation

IRAN’S president has ordered the country to suspend its co-operation with the International Atomic Energy Agency after US and Israeli air strikes hit its most-important nuclear facilities.

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The order by Masoud Pezeshkian included no timetable or details but is likely to further limit inspectors’ ability to track Tehran’s programme which had been enriching uranium to near weapons-grade levels.

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi signalled in a CBS News interview that Tehran still would be willing to continue negotiations with the United States.

“I don’t think negotiations will restart as quickly as that,” Mr Araghchi said, referring to US President Donald Trump’s comments that talks could start as early as this week. However, he added: “The doors of diplomacy will never slam shut.”