Iran may continue to implement daylight saving time for at least two more years, says a senior government official, despite a recent parliament motion seeking to restore standard time in the country.
Iranian deputy president for parliamentary affairs Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini said on Thursday that the administrative government is ultimately responsible for clock-switching based on laws adopted in the country nearly three decades ago.
Hosseini said the government is not opposed to a the recent parliament motion which revoked a 2007 law ordering the twice-annual changing of clocks that came after a then president refused to stick to government regulations on the issue.
He said, however, that the Energy Ministry has reservations about entirely dismantling the daylight saving time as experts believe making standard time permanent in Iran will need at least two years to implement.
The official said a special committee will convene meetings to decide whether to change clocks on March 21 when the New Year starts in Iran.