Iran changes citizenship laws to allow children of Iranian women to be eligible

After years of debate within the political establishment, Iranian women married to foreigners are to be allowed to pass on nationality to their offspring, Iranian media reported on Wednesday. The Islamic republic's powerful Guardian Council, a supervisory body that has veto power over parliamentary laws, approved the measure which will mostly affect women married to Afghans, granting their children social rights, the council’s spokesman announced.
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