Iran's parliament [official website, in Persian] has voted to review the terms of the country's cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) [official website; JURIST news archive], the UN's nuclear watchdog, following a weekend approval of sanctions ]JURIST report] by the UN Security Council [official website] ordering Tehran to halt uranium enrichment. The bill gives members of parliament 48 hours to decide whether to continue Iran's membership in the IAEA. A majority of 184 from a total of 203 Majlis deputies voted for the bill Sunday, which must also be approved by the country's Guardian Council, a state body which monitors observance of the Constitution and Sharia laws.
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