Iranian lawmakers lay out conditions for accepting new nuclear deal

The Iranian parliament’s news agency, ICANA, reports that 250 lawmakers urge President Ebrahim Raisi and his negotiating team in a statement to obtain guarantees from the US and the three other European countries that they won’t withdraw from a nuclear deal after it is renegotiated.

Iran’s hardline-dominated parliament has the power to approve or reject any proposed agreement between Iran and the other parties in Vienna.

According to Reuters, the lawmakers lay out six conditions for agreeing to return to the 2015 deal, including a guarantee from the US and European parties not to trigger the “snapback mechanism” returning sanctions on Iran if it violates nuclear compliance.

The letter also says that Iran should only approve returning to the deal if all sanctions are lifted, including those tied to terrorism, missile technology and human rights.