IRAN: Children Born to Non-Iranian Fathers Win Right to File for Citizenship -- With a Catch
(Payvand Iran News)

Legislation granting a citizenship application option to Iranian children born to foreign fathers was approved by the country`s legislative watchdog, the Guardian Council, on October 2, 2019. Four years in the making, the long-awaited approval came after Parliament agreed to incorporate amendments granting the Intelligence Ministry and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps` (IRGC) Intelligence Organization the authority to carry out background checks on applicants` parents. -CHRI