Iran and North Korea discuss US foreign policy
Iran and North Korea want to strengthen bilateral relations, including in economic sphere, the chairman of North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly, Choe Thae-bok, said following his visit to Tehran. …
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Iran Strives for Strategic Partnership With Russia, Iran's Parlament Chair says
Tehran is aimed at creating strategic partnership with Moscow in the Middle Eastern region, Iranian Parliament Chair Ali Larijani said Sunday. Larijani stressed that Tehran and Moscow had no differences on key issues …
Iranian MP avoids arrest hiding in his house
The Iranian police had waited outside to arrest MP Mahmoud Sadeqi, when he was going home, but he “resisted” and managed to get inside. “Their effort was against the law on overseeing Parliament …
Valentina Matviyenko: Iran and Russia have similar stances
Russian Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko said following the meeting with the Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani that Tehran and Moscow have good cooperation in the fight against …
Iran to prosecute almost 400 officials over high salaries
Iran’s auditors said that 397 public sector officials face prosecution over their exorbitant salaries. A report by the Audit Court found that executives at state-owned banks had earned as much as 622 million rials ($20,000) per month …
Ali Larijani: Russian fighter jets’ flights from Hamadan not halted
Iran has not stopped allowing Russian warplanes to fly into Syria from one of its western airbases, the Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said. "Iran is in alliance with Russia in its campaign in Syria and in …
Iran and Iraq discuss fight against Daesh
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and the Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jabouri discussed a range of issues at their meeting, particularly ways to counter the terrorism and the development of economic …
No Iranian Military Base at Russia’s Disposal: Speaker Larijani
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani denied reports that Iran has made a military base available for the Russian forces, stressing that none of the Iranian bases is at disposal of any foreign country, Tasnim …
Larijani: Tehran forced to confront Washington
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani urged the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) to start devising plans for setting up a nuclear enrichment plant. During his Wednesday morning speech in the parliament, the speaker also …
Iran extends energy hand to Europe
Iran's Parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani says his country could help address European energy security once access to financial levers opens
Ali Larijani elected Iranian parliament speaker for third time
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani was reelected as speaker of Iran’s parliament for the third time. Larijani won 237 votes out of 276 lawmakers. Ali Larijani has held the position since 2008, the New York Times reminds. …
Ali Larijani reelected Iranian parliament speaker
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani was reelected as speaker of Iran’s parliament, the Press TV broadcaster said, Sputnik reports. Principlist Ali Larijani, who led the parliament since 2008, gained …
Iran’s new parliament opens
New lawmakers attended the first session of the 10th Iranian legislature on Saturday morning, with high-ranking officials in attendance, Tasnim News Agency reports. The parliamentarians took the oath of office at the opening session, …
Khamenei pardons hundreds of convicts
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has agreed to pardon or reduce the sentences of 669 convicts on the occasion of a religious holiday (Mid-Shaban). The supreme leader signed a relevant decree. …
Ali Larijani to Vestnik Kavkaza: Iran and Russia should use their influence to achieve peace in Karabakh
The Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is one of the main issues in the region, which attracts the attention of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said today in Moscow. …
Naryshkin: Russia and Iran have similar stance on international issues
The chairman of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran, Ali Larijani, has arrived in Moscow. The Chairman of the Russian State Duma Sergey Naryshkin said during a meeting with Ali Larijani that Russia and …
Larijani condemns West for delay in implementing nuclear agreement
Iranian Majlis speaker Ali Larijani has condemned Western countries for delaying the implementation of the agreement on Tehran's nuclear program. "While Iran has fulfilled all of its obligations under the …
Counting of votes at elections in Iran completed
The counting of votes at the elections to the Majlis and the Assembly of Experts finished in Iran. According to Interior Ministry of Iran, reformers received at least 85 seats in the Majlis, moderates received 73 seats, conservatives …
Iran votes in favor of reformers
According to the preliminary results of the elections to the Majlis and the Assembly of Experts, the Conservatives received 106 seats in the 290-seat parliament. But it is noted, that they can lose the majority due to the large success …
Larijani says economic issues must be a priority of new Iranian Parliament
Iran's newly elected parliament should set issues of the economic growth of the republic and searching for ways to overcome the downturn in the economy as priorities, Iranian parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani …
