Iran’s parliament has voted in favor of a nuclear deal struck with world powers.
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Despite Sunday’s disagreements, the outlines of a motion titled “Iran’s Plan for Reciprocal and Proper Action in Implementing JCPOA” were approved by 139 of 253 lawmakers present.
Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Dehqan said the surface-to-surface missile has been completely designed and manufactured by experts of Iran’s Aerospace Industries Organization affiliated with the Iranian Ministry of Defense.
Based on information the administration has so far, the test appears to be in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1929, which stipulates that Iran can not engage in any activities related to ballistic missiles.
It also say that the Islamic Republic should resume its nuclear activities if worldwide sanctions are not lifted as agreed under the JCPOA.
The missile – named Emad, or pillar – is a step up from Iran’s Shahab-3 missiles because it can be guided toward its target, the Iranian defense minister, Hossein Dehghan, told the semiofficial Fars news agency.
Tehran defended its right to test fire the missiles, saying that the tests had not violated or conflicted with the terms stipulated in the nuclear deal.
The Iranian parliament has voted to approve a law which will get things off the ground with regards to the country’s nuclear program and agreements upon it with the G6.
“Every [international] agreement must be approved and passed by the parliament”.
The final “adoption day” for the nuclear agreement between the negotiators and Iran is set for mid-October.
However, the world powers U.S., UK, France, China, Russian Federation and special guest Germany, as well as Iranians themselves, are keen on lifting the sanctions and opening up relations.
Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Agency, went on the attack for the government at the end of boisterous clashes where he and other officials were accused of having capitulated.
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Since 1992, Iran has emphasized a self-sufficient and indigenous military production industry, producing missiles, tanks and light submarines. This ought to ascertain whether the state harbored military ambitions for the nuclear program, a claim it’s always strenuously denied.
