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Iran parliament's national security committee

Iran's Majlis committee that sets parliamentary redlines on nuclear, Hormuz, and Ceasefire policy.

Iran's parliamentary National Security Committee took up an expanded Hormuz transit bill on 6 August 2026 that would bar Israel-linked cargo and impose fines up to 20% of cargo value, paid in rial; Washington rejected the plan within days.

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Key Question

Has Iran's parliament made a negotiated Hormuz settlement structurally impossible?

Timeline for Iran parliament's national security committee

#171 16 Aug

Held a meeting on Hormuz management

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#167 5 Aug

Held the bill for review and merger

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#104 20 May

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#104 20 May

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#100 17 May

Mentioned in: Tasnim corroborates €50m Majlis bounty bill on Trump

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Background

Iran's parliament national security and Foreign Policy committee is the principal body through which the Islamic Consultative Assembly articulates positions on military and diplomatic affairs. It coordinates the legislative redlines Iran's negotiating Teams cannot credibly cross without losing parliamentary legitimacy, though ultimate operational authority rests with the Supreme National Security Council and The Supreme Leader's office.

Since the conflict began, the committee has driven an active wartime legislative agenda: advancing the bill to file for NPT withdrawal, supporting suspension of IAEA access, and backing successive stages of the Hormuz toll law, culminating in the 12-article Hormuz sovereignty law ratified on 2 May 2026.

Ebrahim Azizi, a Conservative lawmaker aligned with Iran's hardline establishment, has chaired the committee since 2020 and has previously declared all US and Israeli bases legitimate targets. The committee holds and merges Hormuz-related bills rather than authoring the toll regime itself, keeping it the forum for statute rather than day-to-day administration.

Key Issues
Hormuz transit law

Committee merges a harder Hormuz bill

On 6 August the committee took up an expanded Hormuz bill for review and merger. Its terms would block shipping tied to Israel, or to any state Iran holds responsible for damage against it, unless compensation is settled first, with penalties reaching a fifth of a cargo's value and transit charges billed in the domestic currency.

The Trump administration rejected the plan within days, while CENTCOM's enforcement tally against vessels breaching the existing blockade kept rising. The committee holds and merges the bill rather than authoring it outright, keeping it the forum through which Iran's harder Hormuz line gets written into statute, distinct from the Persian Gulf Strait Authority that runs the toll regime day to day.

Common Questions
What does Iran's parliament want before agreeing to a ceasefire extension?
The Parliament's National Security Committee, through spokesman Ebrahim Rezaei, said Tehran will not extend the Ceasefire unless the deal includes Iranian control of the strait of Hormuz.Source: Iranian state media
Who is Ebrahim Rezaei and what does he want from the Iran ceasefire?
Ebrahim Rezaei is the spokesman for Iran's parliament National Security Committee. He stated that any Ceasefire extension must include Iranian control of Hormuz as a condition.Source: Iranian state media
What is Iran's parliament national security committee and what power does it have?
The National Security and Foreign Policy Committee is the Majlis body that sets Iran's parliamentary redlines on military and diplomatic affairs. It initiates legislation and signals the limits of what negotiators can concede. Final operational authority rests with the Supreme National Security Council and The Supreme Leader; the committee's power is declaratory but politically constraining.Source: Iranian constitutional law; Majlis proceedings
What legislation has Iran's parliament national security committee passed during the 2026 conflict?
The committee has advanced four major pieces of wartime legislation: the NPT withdrawal bill (Update 52), the suspension of all IAEA access (Update 57), successive stages of the Hormuz toll law (Update 54), and the 12-article Hormuz sovereignty law ratified on 2 May 2026.Source: Lowdown briefings, Updates 52-87
What did Iran's parliament demand before agreeing to a ceasefire extension?
Spokesman Ebrahim Rezaei stated that Tehran would not extend the Ceasefire unless the deal included Iranian control of the strait of Hormuz. This committee position set the floor for what Iran's negotiating team could credibly accept.Source: Iranian state media
What is Iran's 12-article Hormuz sovereignty law?
Ratified by the Majlis on 2 May 2026, the 12-article Hormuz sovereignty law asserts Iranian jurisdiction over Strait of Hormuz transits and creates a statutory framework for the existing Hormuz toll regime. It is the legislative culmination of a parliamentary process that began with the Hormuz toll bills in early 2026.Source: Majlis proceedings, 2 May 2026
How does Iran's national security committee relate to the IRGC?
The committee maintains direct relationships with IRGC commanders and its members include figures with close IRGC ties. This gives its pronouncements operational credibility beyond symbolic weight. It serves as the legislative bridge between IRGC hardline positions and parliamentary legitimacy.Source: Iranian constitutional structure; expert analysis
Who chairs Iran's Majlis national security committee in 2026?
Ebrahim Azizi chairs the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee; he publicly announced the Hormuz toll mechanism on 16 May and corroborated the €50m bounty bill on 17 May.Source: event
What legislation has Iran's Majlis security committee passed during the 2026 conflict?
NPT withdrawal filing, suspension of IAEA access, successive Hormuz toll law stages, and the 12-article Hormuz sovereignty law ratified 2 May 2026.Source: event
What is the €50 million Majlis bounty bill on Trump?
A parliamentary bill, under review but not yet voted, offering €50 million to any person who carries out a 'religious and ideological mission' against Donald Trump; Azizi confirmed it on state broadcaster Tasnim on 17 May 2026.Source: event
How does Iran's parliamentary security committee constrain ceasefire negotiations?
The committee publicly sets legislative redlines — Hormuz sovereignty, IAEA exclusion, NPT withdrawal — that Iran's executive negotiating team cannot credibly cross without losing parliamentary legitimacy.Source: event
What is Iran's Majlis national security committee reviewing now?
In August 2026 it is holding an expanded Hormuz bill for review and merger, barring cargo linked to Israel or states Iran blames for damage, with fines up to 20% of cargo value paid in rial.Source: event
Who chairs Iran's Majlis national security committee?
Ebrahim Azizi, a Conservative lawmaker aligned with Iran's hardline establishment, has chaired it since 2020.Source: event
Why does the Majlis national security committee matter for ceasefire talks?
It sets the parliamentary redlines, such as requiring Iranian control of Hormuz, that Iran's negotiating team cannot cross without losing legislative backing.Source: event
What Hormuz law did the committee ratify in May 2026?
A 12-article law asserting Iranian jurisdiction over Strait of Hormuz transits, ratified 2 May 2026.Source: event
What did Iran's parliament national security committee discuss on 16 August 2026?
The committee, also known as the Majlis National Security Commission, met on managing the strait of Hormuz on 16 August 2026, the same day Speaker Ghalibaf said Iran had won the war both militarily and politically.Source: Lowdown

Written with AI from Lowdown's published reporting. Not individually reviewed by an editor. Updated 22 September 2026. Editorial standards.