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Iran president rejects bill against UN nuke inspections

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has rejected a bill approved by parliament that would have suspended U.N. inspections and boosted uranium enrichment, saying it was harmful to diplomatic efforts aimed at restoring the 2015 nuclear deal and easing U.S. sanctions.

Iranian Prez calls for suspension of UN nuke inspections
Iranian Prez calls for suspension of UN nuke inspections
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Published : Dec 2, 2020, 4:53 PM IST

Tehran: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday criticized a Parliament's Bill calling for the suspension of UN inspections of the country's nuclear facilities, IRNA news agency reported.

"The government does not agree with the Bill passed by the Parliament yesterday," Rouhani was quoted as saying.

"It would be detrimental to diplomatic efforts," he added.

Read:| Iran bill to boost nuke activity after scientist assassination

A day earlier, the Iranian Parliament passed a Bill which urges the government of Rouhani to stop UN nuclear watchdog's inspections of Iran's nuclear facilities, Xinhua reported.

It also calls for a boost in Iran's uranium enrichment in case the European signatories to the 2015 nuclear agreement, namely Britain, France and Germany, fail to protect Iran's interests amid US energy and banking sanctions.

The Bill falls short of approval of Iran's Guardian Council of Constitution to become a law.

Tuesday's move by Iran's Parliament is a reaction to the recent assassination of top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh near the capital Tehran.

Read:| Iran’s parliament advances bill to stop nuclear inspections

The Iranian government suspected that the assassination was performed by Israel's Mossad intelligence agency. Israel has so far neither confirmed nor denied the allegation.

IANS

Tehran: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday criticized a Parliament's Bill calling for the suspension of UN inspections of the country's nuclear facilities, IRNA news agency reported.

"The government does not agree with the Bill passed by the Parliament yesterday," Rouhani was quoted as saying.

"It would be detrimental to diplomatic efforts," he added.

Read:| Iran bill to boost nuke activity after scientist assassination

A day earlier, the Iranian Parliament passed a Bill which urges the government of Rouhani to stop UN nuclear watchdog's inspections of Iran's nuclear facilities, Xinhua reported.

It also calls for a boost in Iran's uranium enrichment in case the European signatories to the 2015 nuclear agreement, namely Britain, France and Germany, fail to protect Iran's interests amid US energy and banking sanctions.

The Bill falls short of approval of Iran's Guardian Council of Constitution to become a law.

Tuesday's move by Iran's Parliament is a reaction to the recent assassination of top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh near the capital Tehran.

Read:| Iran’s parliament advances bill to stop nuclear inspections

The Iranian government suspected that the assassination was performed by Israel's Mossad intelligence agency. Israel has so far neither confirmed nor denied the allegation.

IANS

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