Approval for Iranian nuclear agreement

A committee of Iran’s conservative-dominated parliament gave its support to Iran’s nuclear agreement with world powers, on condition there would be no foreign inspections of military sites and no curbs on developing its missile programme.

These proposals, contained in a report by a special parliamentary committee evaluating the agreement, could become law if passed by the assembly and approved by a top clerical body that vets proposed legislation.

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on September 3 that he favoured a vote in parliament on the nuclear deal, but it will still go to him, as the country’s highest authority with the ultimate say on all state policy, for approval.