NEW YORK — Iran’s parliament will have the final say on July’s nuclear agreement with world powers, with lawmakers expected to vote in about a month, the speaker of parliament told reporters during a visit to New York on Thursday.
“I think the drama will be bigger in my country than in yours,” Ali Larijani said, referring to the debate among both U.S. and Iranian lawmakers. He spoke through a translator.
Lawmakers’ approval of the deal, which would remove economic sanctions on Iran in return for restrictions on its nuclear program, isn’t assured in either country, though President Barack Obama is expected to win Senate backing after securing the necessary votes on Wednesday. In Iran, some parliamentarians have also demanded a vote, a position apparently supported by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei earlier Thursday.
