Ali Larijani

Iranians voting in presidential election

Iranians voting in presidential election

Iranians are voting to elect a new president, with all but one of the four candidates to succeed Hassan Rouhani regarded as hardliners. Opinion polls suggest Ebrahim Raisi, a conservative Shia cleric who heads the …

Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf named Iran parliament speaker

Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf named Iran parliament speaker

Iran's parliament voted Thursday to elect hard-line former mayor of Tehran Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf as the legislative body's new speaker. Iranian state television said Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf had been elected during a …

Ali Larijani not to run for re-election

Ali Larijani not to run for re-election

Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani says he will not run for re-election in the upcoming parliamentary elections, Tehran Times reports. “I represented the noble people of Qom for three terms, which has been an honor for me,” …

Iran to keep enriching uranium despite U.S. move

Iran to keep enriching uranium despite U.S. move

Iran will continue with low-level uranium enrichment in line with its nuclear deal with world powers, Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani was quoted as saying on Saturday, despite a U.S. move to stop it, Reuters reports. …

Iranian parliament speaker visiting China

Iranian parliament speaker visiting China

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani expressed the country’s readiness to further cement and expand ties with China. Speaking at a meeting with the chairman of the National People's Congress Standing …

Ali Larijani to arrive in Russia on September 7

Ali Larijani to arrive in Russia on September 7

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani will visit Russia to participate in the meeting of the Russian-Iranian interparliamentary commission on September 7. "Mr. Larijani will attend a meeting of the …

Does U.S. prepare to overthrow Iranian state?

Does U.S. prepare to overthrow Iranian state?

A new Iran Action Group in the U.S. State Department aimed to overthrow the Islamic Republic, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif said. The minister was speaking yesterday on the 65th anniversary of a …

Iran's Ahmadinejad: Rouhani must resign

Iran's Ahmadinejad: Rouhani must resign

Former hard-line president of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has asked current President Hassan Rouhani to resign. In a video published on his Telegram account yesterday, Ahmadinejad said that Iranians do not …

Iran not to wait for Europe’s vague promises

Iran not to wait for Europe’s vague promises

The Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says that Iran cannot wait for too long to see if Europe can preserve the nuclear deal, calling on Europeans to announce their clear decision sooner, Mehr news agency reports. …

Larijani reelected Iran’s Parliament speaker

Larijani reelected Iran’s Parliament speaker

Iran’s lawmakers elected Ali Larijani as the speaker of the parliament for the 11th consecutive year. During an open session of the parliament this morning, the MPs voted to choose members of the …

Azerbaijan parliament speaker invited to IPU meeting in Tehran

Azerbaijan parliament speaker invited to IPU meeting in Tehran

Azerbaijan Parliament Speaker Ogtay Asadov has been invited to take part in the upcoming emergency meeting of Islamic Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Tehran, Trend reports with a reference to IRNA. Reportedly, the invitation …