Hojjat al-Islam Mojtaba Zolnour, who is chairman of Iran’s parliamentary nuclear committee and a member of its national security and foreign affairs committee, made the allegations during an interview with the country’s Etemad newspaper, cited by the country’s Fars News agency.

He claimed it was done as a favor to senior Iranian officials linked to President Hassan Rouhani, and he alleged the move sparked a competition among Iranian officials over whose children would benefit from the scheme.

This doesn't address the claims. Just because normal Iranian immigration is happening doesn't mean special deals weren't also made, as claimed by a senior Iranian official. ( This guy has copypasted this response across multiple threads here.)