Iran’s parliament approved the country’s Nuclear deal with world powers on Tuesday, paving the way for the historic agreement curbing Tehran’s atomic programme to take effect and for sanctions to end.
The vote came after fierce debate among lawmakers over the terms of the accord, which was struck on July 14 but has faced a rough ride from hardliners in Tehran and in the US Congress. A motion to approve the nuclear deal was however passed with 161 votes in favour, 59 against and 13 abstentions.
State television did not broadcast Tuesday’s vote but Iranian media outlets reported angry scenes including some MPs shouting that their concerns had not been addressed.
A notorious critic of the nuclear diplomacy, Hamid Rasaie, was pictured on social media holding up a piece of paper declaring: “This is an official violation of law. Parliament is a sham.”