Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 25
By Khalid Kazimov -- Trend:
The Iranian Parliament's Special Committee on JCPOA (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) has convened its first session, MP Hossein Naqavi Hosseini said.
He said the committee would convene three days a week and discuss the JCPOA by subject, Tasnim news agency reported August 25.
He added that in the first session, the committee discussed a timetable for its activities as well as the circumstances of the sessions.
The committee is to convene once more in the afternoon. The decisions passed by the committee will be executed if all members agree, Hosseini further said.
The JCPOA Committee consists of fifteen lawmakers tasked with discussing the nuclear deal and saying a final yes or no about it.
The final verdict will determine if the Iranian government can act to its side of the deal reached on July 14 with the group P5+1 (the US, UK, France, Russia, China, and Germany).
According to the deal, Iran 's nuclear activities are limited and put under intense oversight by the IAEA. The deal also envisions the removal of economic sanctions on Iran.
Edited by CN