# Iran’s hardline parliament advances controversial ‘foreign infiltration’ plan

https://mins.news/en/item/26555

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-19 18:21 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/19/irans-hardline-parliament-raises-concerns-with-foreign-infiltration-plan?traffic_source=rss

> Iran’s hardline-dominated parliament has approved the broad principles of a plan framed as a fight against foreign “infiltration”. It would require authorisation or registration for a wide range of foreign-linked contacts and activities, including communication with universities, embassies and foreign media. The draft still needs final parliamentary approval and review by the Guardian Council.

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