During an open session of the parliament on Tuesday afternoon, the MPs voted for the generalities of the motion put forward by the parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission.

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The motion was passed by 204 votes in favor and 2 votes against during the open session attended by 207 parliamentarians.

The National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Spokesman Ali Najafi said, “According to one of the items of the motion, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s administration is required to take reciprocal and decisive actions against terrorist acts of the American forces that endanger the interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the framework of the Supreme National Security Council’s decisions.”

According to another item, the Iranian administration is obliged to protest and take legal action against the illegal decision of the U.S. to label the IRGC as a terrorist organization at international levels through bilateral and multilateral consultations with other countries, he noted.

According to the ratified bill, American forces in West Asia, known as the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), are recognized as a terrorist organization and any information, financial, technological, and etc. aid to them would be identified as a terrorist measure.

In addition, the Iranian government is required to protect all the legal and real individuals who cooperate with IRGC in and out of the country borders against the probable legal and spiritual harms created by U.S. enlistment of IRGC as a terrorist group.

The government is also called on to neutralize U.S. measure by negotiating the issue with international bodies besides mutual and trilateral talks with other countries.

As reported, the national security committee of the Parliament has 15 bills on agenda against U.S. hostile actions which urge the government to follow up on the required measures in this field.

The bill on protecting domestic economy against U.S. was submitted to the Presiding board of the Parliament, yesterday.

The committee approved the double urgency bill on retaliating the U.S.’ act of enlisting IRGC as a terrorist organization on Monday evening.

It also finalized the report on US’ violations of human rights during the past year.