Alwaght- members of the Iranian parliament called for a proper reaction by their government against a recent vote by the US Senate to extend anti-Iranian sanctions.
The statement signed by 264 Iranian lawmakers calls on the President Hassan Rouhani to adopt a proportional measure against the move that Iran considers as clear violation of its nuclear deal with western powers.
At the end of an open session on Sunday, parliament members signed the statement strongly demanding the executive branch to take “due retaliatory measures” against the US senators’ decision to extend the ISA “at the soonest possible time.”
The statement came three days after the US Senate voted to extend the ISA for another 10 years, in a move regarded as a blatant violation of last year’s nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
“In a theatrical move, US senators extended the unjust ISA law and the sanctions against the great Iranian nation,” the statement read, adding that such an act “is against the spirit of the JCPOA, while international officials and US authorities have repeatedly confirmed Iran’s compliance.”
The lawmakers further condemned the US Senate vote as a sign of Washington’s “irresponsibility in honoring its international obligations.”
On December 1, the US Senate passed the ISA renewal 99-0 after it cleared the House of Representatives 419-1 late November.
The sanctions law was first adopted in 1996 to punish investments in the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program.
US President Barack Obama is expected to sign the ISA into law.
