Iranian conservatives appear to be planning to undermine the national parliament's power as an institution, which would thereby undermine the elected body’s position within the country’s political system.

When a bill is passed in Iran's parliament, it is sent to the Guardian Council to see whether it is in accordance with the Iranian Constitution and Islamic law. If the council approves the bill, then it is officially a law; if it rejects the bill and finds it in violation of the constitution and Islamic law, the bill is sent back to parliament for revision.

Should parliament insist on its decision and the Guardian Council keeps rejecting the bill, then the bill is handed over to the Expediency Council to issue a final ruling. But in recent months, the Expediency Council has become part of the problem rather than the solution.

The Expediency Council has a subordinate division named the Supreme Group of Supervision, which came into existence in 2013 by the order of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In fact, Khamenei delegated his own duties under the constitution to the group to monitor whether bills are moving in accordance with the "macro policies of the establishment."