New Delhi, June 25 -- Iran's parliament voted, on Wednesday, to suspend the country's cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), state media outlet IRIB reported.

The decision by Iran's Islamic Consultative Assembly, known as the Majles, will now need to be ratified by the Supreme National Security Council chaired by President Masoud Pezeshkian.

Votes by the Majles, particularly when concerning foreign affairs, are often considered to be symbolic unless backed by the more powerful body handpicked by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Lawmakers chanted "Death to America" and "Death to Israel" after the vote on Wednesday, state TV reported.

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