Iran parliament votes to end nuclear inspections if US does not lift sanctions
Foreign ministry resists the legislation, saying it does not reflect government's position
01 December 2020 - 21:56
Tehran — Iran’s hardline parliament voted on Tuesday to end international inspections of its atomic sites as early as January if the US doesn’t lift key sanctions, further encumbering the incoming Biden administration’s efforts to salvage the beleaguered nuclear deal.
Legislators gave Washington a month from the law’s ratification to comply with their demands to remove penalties for dealing with Iran’s oil and banking industries. They toughened the original terms of the bill, which had called for a three-month window, after the assassination of a top Iranian nuclear scientist last week...
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