Parliament examining JCPOA with extra sensitivity: MP

Boroujerdi said that former chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and former nuclear chief Fereydoun Abbasi attended a session of the JCPOA Review Committee.

A senior member of parliament Alaeddin Boroujerdi said Tuesday that the Iranian lawmakers are examining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with extraordinary sensitivity.

Speaking to reporters, Boroujerdi, the chairman of the chamber’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said that JCPOA is being scrutinized by parliament.

Boroujerdi said that former Iranian chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and former head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Fereydoun Abbasi had attended a session of the special committee for examining JCPOA earlier in the day.

Issues related to JCPOA as well as what has to be approved by parliament and the report that has to be delivered to the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) and other lawmakers is being examined in the special committee, he said.

Golrokh Askarieh

Recent Posts

President Pezeshkian emphasizes need for improved foreign relations

In a consultative meeting on foreign policy, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stressed that to achieve…

3 hours ago

Qatar’s Emir orders cabinet reshuffle

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has appointed six new ministers in a…

3 hours ago

Netanyahu plans to push for West Bank annexation when Trump takes office

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to push for annexing the occupied West Bank when…

3 hours ago

Aid groups say Israel missed US deadline to enhance humanitarian help for Gaza

Israel has failed to meet United States demands to allow greater humanitarian access to the…

3 hours ago

Putin hopes to recapture lost territory in Kursk before Trump’s inauguration: Report

NATO allies believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin is aiming to recapture territory lost to…

8 hours ago

Iran does not rule out direct talks with US, advises Trump to avoid past mistakes

The Iranian government spokeswoman has not ruled out direct Iran-US talks under the new US…

10 hours ago