Iran’s parliament has thrown its weight behind a deal reached on its nuclear programme with six world powers.
The deal was passed on Tuesday, with 161 votes in favour, 59 against and 13 abstentions.
However, lawmakers insisted that international inspectors would only have limited access to military sites.
The agreement, struck in July, authorizes the lifting of sanctions in return for Iran curbing sensitive nuclear activities.
The deal between Iran and the so-called p5+1 – the US, UK, France, China and Russia plus Germany – was reached after 20 months of negotiations.
In September, Republicans in the US Congress tried to sink the deal by voting on a motion of disapproval.
Democrats, however, gathered enough votes to block the motion and handed US President, Barack Obama, a political victory.
In Iran, conservative MPs criticised President Hassan Rouhani for suggesting they were deliberately trying to delay the deal.
Correspondents said that Iran’s parliament has seen angry clashes over the agreement.
