More than 200 Iranian lawmakers have issued a statement demanding the full removal of all sanctions and rejecting any new agreement with the West that does not lift economic pressure.
Mohammad Javad Zarif did not attend a parliament session that was meant to probe into the controversy surrounding his leaked interview broadcast by Iran International TV on 25 April.
Iran’s parliament rejected the agreement reached with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), over co-operation with the agency after Iran reduces access February 23.
Iranian lawmakers complain of excessive criticism for the multiple perks they received amid an economic crisis, including half-priced cars with interest free loans.
Mostafa Mirsalim, a disgruntled senior lawmaker, has called for a parliamentary investigation into the performance of the highest-ranking council set...