Senior MP: Parliament finalizing bill to confront US measures

“This bill set some obligations for the government and the government should implement them,” Boroujerdi said.

He reiterated that the bill is ready and it will be submitted to the parliament’s presiding board right after the vacations.

Last week, US senators voted 98-2 to pass the “Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act.” Before it is signed into law by US President Donald Trump, the measure has to pass the House, where it has hit a procedural problem.

Iran's Parliament has devised a countermeasure, comprising 10 sections and 20 articles, which will be put to discussion when lawmakers return from a recess next week.

On June 11, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said the legislature was to deliver a “serious” and “clear” response to the US congressional drive.

Larijani said Iran’s countermeasure should incorporate 'resistance on the right path of the Revolution and increased convergence' in the face of the enemies' efforts to 'blunt Iran's instruments of dignity.'

So far under Trump, the US has twice imposed sanctions on Iranian individuals and entities involved in the country’s missile program, which Tehran insists solely serves the purpose of national defense.

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