U.N. Security Council

     The UN nuclear watchdog's governing body is this week expected to ratify cuts in aid to Iran imposed because of Western suspicions that the Islamic Republic is secretly pursuing nuclear weapons. The reduction in International Atomic Energy Agency technical aid to Iran's nuclear energy program comes after the U.N. Security Council imposed sanctions on Tehran because it refuses to abandon its program of uranium enrichment. At a meeting beginning on Monday, the IAEA board is expected to approve cuts of more than 20 aid projects in Iran.(10,00)