A member of Iran’s Majlis Presiding Board says the country’s legislative branch has the authority to task the administration with further developing the Islamic Republic’s civilian nuclear energy program.
Mohammad Dehqan reacted to recent threats of fresh anti-Iran sanctions by the US Congress on Tuesday and said, “If the US Congress seeks to lead the [nuclear] negotiations to failure, the Iranian Parliament can also assign the administration to develop nuclear technology.”

The Iranian lawmaker also stated, “What has surprised the Iranian nation is that [on the one hand] the Western side hails Iran’s proposals in the negotiations, while, on the other hand, threatens the Iranian nation and uses the leverage of pressure at the end of the talks.”

Tehran and the six major world powers - the United States, Britain, Russia, China, France and Germany - discussed Iran’s nuclear energy program behind closed doors in Geneva, Switzerland, last week. The intensive talks kicked off on November 7 and stretched into the early hours of November 10.

Skeptical lawmakers in the US Congress are stepping up efforts to thwart a possible diplomatic deal with Iran, amid signs that the White House might ease economic pressure against Tehran.

Senate Foreign Relations ranking member Bob Corker warned last week that he may introduce legislation making it harder for US President Barack Obama to ease the existing sanctions against the Islamic Republic. Several other lawmakers have also vowed to impose even more sanctions against Iran.

The Iranian lawmaker also said that the recent threats of fresh anti-Iran bans are due to Washington’s “insincerity” and the “misperception” that imposing such illegal measures against the Islamic Republic has brought Tehran to the negotiating table.

By Press TV

 

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