Iran’s parliament approved a historic nuclear deal with world powers on Tuesday, ending the country’s debate over the agreement and paving the way for its formal implementation.

Iran's parliament approved a historic nuclear deal with world powers on Tuesday, ending the country's debate over the agreement and paving the way for its formal implementation.

The motion to approve the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was passed with 161 votes in favour, 59 against and with 13 abstentions, the official IRNA news agency and other media said.

An early tally of the vote said 250 of Iran's 290 MPs were present, with the numbers suggesting 17 members who attended did not vote at all.

The nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers was struck on July 14 after almost two years of diplomacy but lawmakers in the United States and Tehran insisted on voting on it.