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Iran considers creating nuclear weapons

Iran considers creating nuclear weapons

A group of 39 Iranian legislators has sent an official message to the Supreme National Security Council with a request for revising the national defense doctrine and permit the development of nuclear weapons in the context of a threat from …

Iran's Parliament approves Araghchi as foreign minister

Iran's Parliament approves Araghchi as foreign minister

The National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian Parliament has approved the candidacy of Abbas Araghchi for the post of Iranian Foreign Minister. If members of the Iranian parliament express a vote of confidence in …

Iran prioritizes efforts to boost cooperation with BRICS

Iran prioritizes efforts to boost cooperation with BRICS

Iran views maintaining and boosting relations with BRICS member countries as a priority, speaker of the Iranian parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf told the meeting of the BRICS Parliamentary Forum. "Iran and the …

Iran shares record cyber victory

Iran shares record cyber victory

Iranian media collected statistics on DDOS attacks on Iranian servers on the eve of the parliamentary elections on March 1

Iranian parliament temporarily loses its website

Iranian parliament temporarily loses its website

The Iranian Majlis website is down after a cyber attack. It became unavailable in the morning. Iranian specialists have not yet regained control of the resource. The website of one of the Iranian news agencies has also been blocked by attackers.

Iran ratifies memorandum on full SCO membership

Iran ratifies memorandum on full SCO membership

The Parliament of the Islamic Republic has ratified a bill on a memorandum of commitment of the Islamic Republic of Iran to obtain the status of a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Mehr news agency writes. The …

Qalibaf: Russia and Iran to significantly expand cooperation

Qalibaf: Russia and Iran to significantly expand cooperation

Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf called for expanding cooperation with Russia. The speaker made the remarks during a joint press conference in Tehran on Monday with visiting Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav …

Iran could become hub for transit of Russian oil and gas

Iran could become hub for transit of Russian oil and gas

Iran could become a hub for the supply of Russian oil and gas products to other countries, Alireza Varnaseri, a member of the Majlis (parliament) commission on energy, said this on Monday in an interview with the Iranian Shana news agency. …

Iran's parliament members condemn IAEA's resolution

Iran's parliament members condemn IAEA's resolution

Iran's parliament speaker and parliament members condemned on Sunday an anti-Tehran resolution recently adopted by the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), according to official news agency IRNA. A …

Iranian parliament vice speaker to pay visit to Azerbaijan

Iranian parliament vice speaker to pay visit to Azerbaijan

Vice-Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Ali Nikzad will pay a visit to Azerbaijan to attend the third General Conference of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) on May 16, 2022, according to the Iranian …

Iranian lawmakers set conditions for nuclear deal revival

Iranian lawmakers set conditions for nuclear deal revival

Iranian lawmakers have set their conditions for any revival of the 2015 landmark nuclear agreement, including legal guarantees approved by the U.S. Congress that Washington would not quit it again, Iranian media reported. In an open …

Iranian lawmakers lodge complaints against Rouhani

Iranian lawmakers lodge complaints against Rouhani

Deputy chair of the Iranian parliament’s Article 90 Committee Nasrollah Pejmanfar said they have lodged three complaints with the judiciary against former President Hassan Rouhani. According to Pejmanfar, the move addresses …

Iran parliament approves most Raisi nominees to cabinet

Iran parliament approves most Raisi nominees to cabinet

Iran’s parliament approved all but one of President Ebrahim Raisi's big-name nominees for a cabinet of hardliners that will have the task of implementing his plans to ease U.S. sanctions and tackle worsening economic hardship. …