Majlis authorizes govt. to voluntarily implement nuclear deal

October 5, 2015 - 0:0

TEHRAN - Iranian lawmakers on Saturday passed a single-urgency motion that permits the Rouhani administration to voluntarily implement the nuclear deal with great powers under certain conditions.

The nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), was reached between Iran and the 5+1 group (the U.S., Germany, Britain, France, Russia and China) on July 14. A special Iranian parliamentary committee had been studying the deal over the past few weeks.

Hossein Naqavi Hosseini, the spokesman for the parliamentary committee, briefed lawmakers with the committee’s final report on the deal.

Naqavi Hosseini read the report at an open session of the Majlis with the presence of Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi and Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Hassan Qashqavi.

According to the motion signed by 75 lawmakers, the administration should stop its voluntary activities and adopt reciprocal measures to restore the rights of the Iranian nation in case the other side violates the terms of the agreement, particularly on the issue of sanctions imposed on Iran.

The motion was initially tagged with a “double urgency” status, but the lawmakers ratified it as a motion with single urgency.

The motion stipulates that the Iranian administration should actively pursue the policy of global nuclear disarmament and participate in all respective international, legal, and diplomatic efforts in this regard.

Any visit by inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should be conducted in line with international regulations and Iran’s national security, the motion highlights. It also urges the Rouhani administration to safeguard Iran’s classified military and security information and prohibit any type of IAEA access to the country’s military sites under the pretext of implementing the nuclear deal.

The MPs also urged the government and the Armed Forces to boost the country’s defense capabilities to protect the country’s national security and interests.

Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani then tasked the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee with reviewing the proposed motion and making a report to the legislators. Larijani also hailed the special parliamentary committee for their hard efforts to clarify different aspects of it.

With a single urgency of the motion ratified, it will be put to the vote again within the next 20 days.