Of 213 lawmakers present on Sunday, 199 voted in favor of the
bill, which also demands the complete lifting of all sanctions
against Iran as part of any final nuclear accord. The bill must be
ratified by the Guardian Council, a constitutional watchdog, to
become a law.
The terms stipulated in the bill allow for international
inspections of Iranian nuclear sites, but forbid any inspections of
military facilities.
The bill states in part: "The International Atomic Energy Agency,
within the framework of the safeguard agreement, is allowed to carry
out conventional inspections of nuclear sites."
However, it concludes that "access to military, security and
sensitive non-nuclear sites, as well as documents and scientists, is
forbidden." It also would require Iran's foreign minister to report
to parliament every six months on the process of implementing the
accord.
Iran's nuclear negotiators say they already have agreed to grant
United Nations inspectors "managed access" to military sites under
strict control and specific circumstances. That right includes
allowing inspectors to take environmental samples around military
sites.
But Iranian officials, including Ayatollah Ali Khameni, have
strongly rejected the idea of Iranian scientists being interviewed.
In a statement Sunday, the U.S. State Department said inspections
remain a key part of any final deal.
All parties "are well aware of what is necessary for a final
deal, including the access and transparency that will meet our
bottom lines," the statement said. "We won't agree to a deal without
that."