Iran lawmakers curtailed on power to veto nuclear deal

[WorldNews]

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Iran's parliament curtailed its own power to block a nuclear deal with world powers Sunday, effectively removing a longstanding threat that a final accord could be torn up by lawmakers. A draft bill presented on Wednesday, which laid down strict criteria for Iran to accept any agreement, had threatened to complicate upcoming talks on the long-pursued deal, which are due to conclude on June 30. The original text said parliament would have to ratify key criteria for an agreement to be binding but the amended bill instead gives the right of supervision to the country's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC).

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