Iran Drafts Law To Resume Nuclear Activities In Response To Sanctions
By RFE/RL
The chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, said "any new decision by the U.S. Congress [to impose sanctions]...will face the Iranian parliament's serious reaction."
Iran's parliament voted on February 3 to speed up discussions of a motion that asks the government to resume all its nuclear activities if fresh sanctions are passed by the United States. Out of 205 lawmakers present, 173 voted in favor of giving the motion an emergency status, Iranian news agencies reported.
It wasn't clear from the reports when the discussions would resume.
The draft bill says that in the event of fresh U.S. sanctions, Iran is obliged to immediately resume all nuclear activities that have been frozen in exchange of sanctions relief under the Geneva interim nuclear deal Tehran reached with world powers in 2013.
It says that Iran should activate its uranium enrichment centers "without any restrictions on the type and number of centrifuges and the amount of enriched uranium" under the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
It also says that Iran would accelerate construction and operation of its controversial Arak heavy-water reactor.
Iran and the United States, Britain, China, France, Germany, and Russia are negotiating for a lasting agreement that would prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.
After missing two self-imposed deadlines last year, the six powers and Iran agreed to seek a political framework agreement by March and a comprehensive deal by June 30.
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Iran Drafts Law To Resume Nuclear Activities In Response To Sanctions