Ebrahim Raisi: The new Iranian president who always follows orders
Head of judiciary has occasionally been critical of establishment but has ultimately bowed to their dictates
Ali Larijani
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
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 …
Iran vows to respond to EU’s probable use of ‘trigger mechanism’
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said that ‘dispute resolution mechanism’ which is also known as the trigger mechanism exists for both sides of the deal and Iran can use it as well, Mehr news agency reports. “If …
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 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. …
Ali Larijani: Iran supports settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict within territorial integrity of Azerbaijan
Today, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov, while on a visit to Tehran, held talks with the chairman of the National Advisory Board of Iran, Ali Larijani. Mammadyarov and Larijani discussed joint economic projects of …
Iran to allocate 1.5bln euro from National Development Fund to boost defense power
Iranian lawmakers approved a motion to allocate 1.5 billion euros to the country’s plans to boost the defense power, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said. In an open session of the parliament on …
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 …
Iran’s parliament speaker expects final decision on Idlib to be made at Tehran summit
Iran’s parliament speaker expects final decision on Idlib to be made at Tehran summit. "I do hope that at the summit in Tehran, in which Mr. [Russian President Vladimir] Putin will take part, he will be able to reach the …
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?
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
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's parliament to question Rouhani over economic issues
Iranian lawmakers have given President Hassan Rouhani one month to appear before parliament to answer questions on his government’s handling of Iran’s economic struggles. Lawmakers want to question Rouhani …
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
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 …
Iran: US actions in Middle East cannot remain without response
Iran's parliament speaker Ali Larijani denounced US President Donald Trump as "feeble-minded" over Monday's controversial move of the US embassy to Jerusalem, calling for resistance from …
Iranian MPs burned US flag protesting nuke deal exit
Several hardline members of the Iranian parliament burned a paper US flag along with a paper piece symbolizing the JCPOA deal, reacting to Donald Trump’s announcement that the US …
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 …
Ali Larijani: Regional states seeking new ways to fight terror
Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said yesterday that countries in the region are seeking new ways to fight terrorism, Tehran Times reported. Larijani made the remarks while speaking to reporters ahead of his …
