UN Nuclear Watchdog Warns Against Meddling Over Iran
- IAEA calls pressure on Iran monitoring ‘extremely harmful’
- Comments follow criticism at Tel Aviv event sponsored by U.S.
Pedestrians cross a street in Tehran.
Photographer: Ali Mohammadi/BloombergThis article is for subscribers only.
A veteran CIA officer was discussing Iran’s future at an international security forum in Israel on Tuesday when the moderator cut him off to cue up a breaking news bulletin on the giant monitor overhead.
Iran, Israel’s Channel 12 announced, had just abandoned its landmark nuclear deal with world powers and will start kicking out inspectors immediately. Hushed confusion spread through the hall as participants among the few hundred -- mostly current and former officials from countries including France, the U.S. and Russia -- pulled out their phones in search of confirmation and elaboration.