Iran slams Western-backed UN resolution on nuclear watchdog

• Iran criticizes a Western-backed UN resolution targeting its nuclear program.
• Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the resolution undermines cooperation with the IAEA.
• Tehran claims the measure damages the credibility and independence of the nuclear watchdog.
• The Iranian government calls the action a disregard of its goodwill and interactions

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi condemned a Western-backed resolution adopted by the United Nations nuclear watchdog on Thursday, arguing that the measure hampers Tehran’s ongoing cooperation with the agency.

"With this action and disregard for Iran's interactions and goodwill, these countries have tarnished the IAEA's credibility and independence and are disrupting the process of interactions and cooperation between the agency and Iran," Araghchi said, according to a statement from Iran’s foreign ministry.