U.N. watchdog cuts many aid projects in Iran

The United Nations nuclear agency has curbed almost half its aid projects in Iran to uphold U.N. sanctions imposed on Tehran over its disputed atomic energy program, according to a report obtained by Reuters.The decision, based on a review by International Atomic Energy Agency experts, will be submitted for formal approval to a March meeting of the IAEA’s board of governors, where Western and developing nations are deeply split over how much to discipline Iran.