Parliament Commission Sends Iran's 'Action in Implementing JCPOA' Plan to Open Session

One day after the controversies surrounding the 'Iran's Proportional and Reciprocal Action in Implementing the JCPOA' plan, the spokesman for the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Parliament announced that this commission approved the plan on Tuesday, October 5, with 'very few changes.' According to Tasnim News Agency, Nouzar Shafiei stated that based on these changes, the frequency of the Foreign Ministry's reports to the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission regarding the implementation of the Vienna nuclear agreement has been reduced from every six months to every three months. He mentioned that this plan will be on the agenda for the Parliament's open session next Sunday. The Islamic Consultative Assembly voted on Sunday for the urgency of the 'Iran's Proportional and Reciprocal Action in Implementing the JCPOA' plan, which allows the Iranian government to implement the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) or the nuclear agreement with world powers 'within the framework of the Supreme National Security Council's resolutions' and on the condition of 'observing 9 provisions and obligations.' The referral of this plan to the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission faced objections from some representatives, and at the same time, Hossein Shariatmadari, the representative of the Supreme Leader in Kayhan newspaper, described this resolution as 'the generalities of Abul-Baqa' and called the signing of this plan by representatives 'surprising and regrettable.' In his editorial on Tuesday, Shariatmadari also referred to the special commission's report on the JCPOA as 'documented and expert' and emphasized that the implementation of the Vienna nuclear agreement would confront the Islamic Republic with 'a major catastrophe in many areas, especially economic, security, and scientific.' A day before Shariatmadari's statements, five members of the special JCPOA commission issued a statement calling the final report of this commission 'one-sided' and 'not in line with national interests,' disregarding the positive effects of the Vienna nuclear agreement. Nevertheless, Hossein Naqavi Hosseini, the spokesman for the special JCPOA commission, announced on Tuesday that this commission will present a 'detailed' report of over a thousand pages to the heads of the branches of government, senior officials, and the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council within two months. According to Naqavi Hosseini, this report will include detailed discussions between the JCPOA commission members and current and former nuclear negotiation teams, as well as other guests of this commission. He emphasized that the activities of the special commission reviewing the JCPOA in the Parliament have not concluded. On the other hand, Mahmoud Nabavian, a member of the JCPOA commission, while defending this commission's report, accused the Parliament's presiding board of 'not allowing' another plan regarding the Vienna nuclear agreement to be presented with the signatures of 50 representatives. According to Fars News Agency, he also revealed the existence of 'five documents' regarding the Vienna nuclear agreement and accused the government of 'withholding' them from the Parliament. Nabavian referred to the 'roadmap' signed between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency as the fourth document and stated that the fifth document is 'a unilateral agreement between one of our officials and an American official that took place in Vienna.' Based on the 'roadmap' signed on July 14 between the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization and the Agency, ambiguities regarding Iran's past nuclear program are to be resolved. Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency have emphasized that the roadmap is confidential. In the resolution passed by the Iranian Parliament on Sunday, the government and the armed forces of Iran are obliged to 'take necessary measures to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran in all offensive and defensive areas, including air, naval, ground, and missile, and to establish defenses against nuclear attacks and to construct nuclear propulsion systems and batteries, neutron imaging, and nuclear medicine with power and seriousness in planning and action.' Meanwhile, Massoud Jazayeri, deputy chief of the Armed Forces General Staff, stated on Tuesday: 'Any part of the JCPOA that affects the country's defensive power will be unenforceable; I say this to both domestic and foreign parties.' Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Foreign Minister, and other members of the Iranian nuclear negotiation team have repeatedly emphasized that the nuclear agreement does not impose restrictions on Iran's missile program, and the Islamic Republic intends to continue developing and testing its missiles, including ballistic missiles. These officials have argued that the continuation of restrictions on Iran's missile tests is mentioned in UN Security Council Resolution 2231, but since Iran does not intend to build and test nuclear warheads, this part of the resolution is automatically nullified.