Iran's foreign minister told the parliament Tuesday that the surge of foreign businesses into the country would make it difficult for the United Nations to restore sanctions, an option provided under the nuclear deal with six world powers.
Seeking to sell the deal to the conservative-dominated Majlis, Mohammad Javad Zarif told Iranian lawmakers that the "swarming of business for reinvesting their money is the biggest barrier for such an action."
American officials have been "very concerned about this," he said.
The deal, announced last week, would lift international sanctions on Iran if it accepts restrictions aimed at preventing Tehran from obtaining a nuclear bomb.