Iran's parliament unanimously approved the outline of a bill Sunday that requires the government to resume uranium enrichment. "The unanimous and resolute vote of the lawmakers ... is the voice of the Iranian parliament and nation," parliament speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel said. Immediately after the draft legislation was approved in an open session of parliament, Haddad Adel called the vote a message to Iranians and the world. "The message of the absolute vote for the Iranian nation is that the parliament supports national interests," he said. "And the message for the outside world is that the parliament won't give in to coercion," he added. The legislation, a copy of which was made available to The Associated Press, said that "the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran is required to make use of scientists and the country's facilities ... in order to enable the country to master peaceful nuclear technology, including the cycle of nuclear fuel."
