(Reuters) -Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian put into effect on Wednesday a law passed by parliament last week to suspend cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, Iranian state media reported.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has approved a law to halt cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a move which will likely obscure any attempt by Tehran to restart its damaged nuclear program.

Iran's president enacted a law passed by the country's parliament that severs ties with the International Atomic Energy Agency, a U.N. watchdog, following Tehran's recent conflict with the U.S. and Israel.