Iranian MPs seek to harden nuclear stance after killing of scientist

Foreign ministry disavows bill passed by parliament demanding rise in uranium enrichment

The Iranian foreign ministry has been forced to disown a bill passed by the country's parliament requiring the government to step up uranium enrichment closer to the level needed for a nuclear weapon in retaliation for the assassination of a top nuclear scientist.

The bill also included a provision requiring the government to suspend UN nuclear inspections if western powers that are still part of the 2015 nuclear accords, as well as China and Russia, do not re-establish Iran's access to world banking and oil markets within a month.