Iran Lawmakers Claim They Were Conned Into Signing 'Bogus' Nuclear Bill.

Iran Lawmakers Claim They Were Conned Into Signing 'Bogus' Nuclear Bill. (Rferl).

A group of Iranian lawmakers are claiming that a bill calling for a halt in nuclear talks with the United States is not the one they signed and was not a matter of "triple urgency."

Signatory Hojjat Khoda'i-Suri said within hours after the bill was passed by a parliamentary review board that the legislation as presented was "bogus." Furthermore, he told the official IRNA news agency, the 80 lawmakers who signed the bill were not aware that it would be given "triple-urgency" status.

According to the Iranian Constitution, a triple urgency bill must go to parliament within 24 hours and is only required at a time of emergency or crisis.

Khoda'i-Suri said he was told that he was signing a mere "double-urgency" bill, which would head to a parliamentary committee before being presented to parliament.

"My signature was in relation to a letter to the president to strengthen the nuclear team," he told IRNA. "And if that would not work, a double-urgency bill ensuring the parliament would supervise the negotiating team would then be considered."

Mohammad Bayatian, another lawmaker, said he did not even know he was signing a bill."The letter signed by members, including me, was only a letter to the president and there was no mention of a bill with triple urgency whatsoever,” he said.

Mehdi Mousavi-Nejad, another lawmaker who signed the bill, told Iranian media that the contents of the bill were different from the one he signed.

The legislation was promoted by Javad Karimi-Qoddusi, a hard-line lawmaker from Mashhad who has been a vocal critic of President Hassan Rohani and the ongoing negotiations with world powers over Iran's controversial nuclear program.

Some of the signatories told Iranian media that they would withdraw their signatures and file a formal complaint against Karimi-Qoddusi.

Mohammad Hossein Mir Mohammadi, who sits on a board charged with supervising the conduct of Iranian lawmakers, told IRNA that if parliamentarians file complaints against Karimi-Qoddusi, the board would deal with the matter. Hmmm.....Spinning the truth since the Mullahcracy was founded.....But they will respect the Nuclear deal....don't worry. Read the full story here.