Iran’s parliament on Wednesday approved a bill obliging the government to revise its co-operation with the International Atomic Energy Agency in response to a UN vote imposing sanctions on Iran’s trade in sensitive nuclear materials and technology.

Saturday’s UN Security Council resolution, aimed at dissuading Iran from carrying out uranium enrichment activities that could produce material to be used in a nuclear weapon, was dismissed by President Ahmadi-Nejad on Sunday as “illegal” and “superficial”.