The Islamic Consultative Assembly (Iranian parliament or Majlis) on Wednesday ratified a double-urgency bill urging the government to speed up Iran's nuclear activities and make a revision in the country's cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to meet interests of the nation.
The bill on "urging the government to revise cooperation with the IAEA" was approved by MPs during the open session of the Majlis.
Majlis started review of the double-urgency of the bill during its Tuesday session. According to IRNA, the decision was made following adoption by the UN Security Council Resolution 1737 on Saturday night under the US pressure against Iran's peaceful nuclear program.
Of the total 191 votes cast, the double-urgency bill was ratified as 161 MPs voted in favor, 15 against and 15 abstained.
Addressing the session in favor of the bill, Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel said, "Iran has always been ready to hold negotiations on nuclear issue rationally and based on international regulations. "The IAEA has repeatedly announced Iran had no diversion in its peaceful nuclear program but anti-Iran sanctions are raised while several countries in Asia have nuclear bombs."
He said, "China, India, Pakistan, North Korea and the Zionist regime possess nuclear bombs. Japan has repeatedly announced it enjoys potentials to produce nuclear bombs.
"The Zionist regime admitted it has nuclear bombs but no one opposed to the issue."
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