[CLSTR]
< Back to situations

Monitor this situation.

[SITUATION] · [QUIET] · [POLITICS]

2 clusters · 3 sources · 28 days · First seen · Last updated

Iranian legislative debate over foreign influence bill

Overview

Iranian officials and academic leaders have raised concerns regarding a proposed legislative plan in the Islamic Consultative Assembly titled ‘Countering Foreign Influence in the Country’.

First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref warned that the bill could damage scientific progress by discouraging university professors from international collaborations due to fears of espionage charges. Aref noted that Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf had promised to remove the bill from the agenda, suggesting that if it remains, the matter should be referred to the Expediency Discernment Council.

Masoud Tajrizi, President of Sharif University of Technology, echoed these warnings, stating that the plan could impose excessive bureaucratic requirements for verifying international activities. Tajrizi cautioned that such measures might lead to scientific isolation by reducing international academic interactions to near zero.

Entities

Islamic Consultative Assembly · Sharif University of Technology · Masoud Tajrizi · Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf · Mohammad Reza Aref

Timeline

  1. 12 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Sharif University President warns of scientific isolation

    Sharif University President Masoud Tajrizi warns that a proposed Iranian parliamentary plan to combat foreign influence could lead to scientific isolation and stifle international academic cooperation.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Iran's First Vice President warns against foreign influence bill

    Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref warned that a proposed bill to counter foreign influence could stifle scientific research and discourage academic collaboration with international universities.

Sources

aftabnews.ir · rokna.net · tabrizebidar.ir