FM Should Be Given Greater Authority to Protect Nat’l Interests

The scope of authority of the Foreign Ministry and the country's chief diplomat should be broadened as it would help serve national interests, particularly now that the issue of triggering sanctions snapback against Iran is gaining momentum, a senior lawmaker says.
"Iran's diplomatic apparatus should be given a new lease on life, which would be possible only if new areas of authority are defined for the Foreign Ministry and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif," Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh also told ICANA in a recent interview.  
He said it is an issue that needs to be seriously taken into consideration under conditions where the European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal are threatening to consider a dispute resolution mechanism enshrined in the agreement, which could lead to UN sanctions against Iran.