WANA (May 21) – The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, in a letter to the President, under Article 123 of the Constitution, communicated the “Law on the Accession of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (Palermo)” for implementation.

 

The Law on the Accession of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime was approved in the public session of the Parliament on Tuesday, September 25, 2018.

 

It was deemed in accordance with the interests of the system by the Expediency Discernment Council on May 14, 2025, under Article 112 of the Constitution and Article 200 of the Parliament’s Rules of Procedure.

 

Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council approved the country’s conditional accession to the Palermo Convention after several months of deliberation. This decision came following three sessions in the council’s general assembly, five sessions in the joint commission, and the conclusion of the review by the High Supervisory Board.

 

The Palermo Convention was adopted by the UN in 2000. It is one of the most significant international legal instruments aimed at combating crimes such as human trafficking, drug trafficking, money laundering, and other forms of transnational organized crime. The convention seeks to foster cooperation among member states for more effective action against such crimes.