The reform could benefit children born to women who have married men from Iran's large Afghan refugee and migrant population, according to Human Rights Watch.
The state news agency IRNA quoted Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei, spokesman for the Guardian Council, which vets legislation passed by parliament for compliance with the constitution, as saying the body had approved the measure.
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