UN nuclear agency board endorses Iran deal

VIENNA (AP) — Leading nations of the U.N. atomic agency on Friday unanimously endorsed the agency’s role as the organization monitoring Iran’s compliance with a landmark nuclear deal, and its head said he was encouraged by their readiness to fund the operation.

Iran is to curb its nuclear activities under the terms of a Nov. 24 deal agreed with six world powers, and both sides agreed then that the U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency should ensure that Tehran is abiding by its commitments.