Parliament speakers of several countries have held separate phone talks with their Iranian counterpart Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, extending their condolences over the terrorist attacks that left 84 people dead in Kerman.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf in a message on Sunday congratulated the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan to his counterparts in Muslim countries. In the message, Qalibaf extended his congratulations on Ramadan as the month of blessing and praying to God. It is also an opportunity for making efforts in unison to solve ...

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, in separate messages, congratulated his counterparts in friend?? and neighboring countries in the region on the arrival of Nowruz. Qalibafcongratulated the arrival of the ancient holidays of Nowruz to thespeakers of the parliaments of Afghanistan, Turkey, Tajikistan, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan,...

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said late on Saturday that the terrorist attack on Martyr Qasem Soleimani was an insult to the Iraqi government and violation of its independence. In a meeting with the Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein late on Saturday, Qalibaf added that Iran has always highlighted the sovereignty, security,...

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MNA The elected representatives of Tehraners have considerable experience and expertise in executive, legislative, academic, seminal, and research fields. The results of the 11th Parliamentary election in Tehran were finalized last week. Most of the elected members are from the principalists. All of the 30 members of the Coalition Council ...

Reuters - Mohammad Baqer Qalibafs record as a Revolutionary Guards air force commander, a war veteran and a national police chief has endeared him to Irans supreme leader and boosted his chances of becoming the next speaker of parliament after Fridays election. The Guardian Council, a hardline body that vets candidates, has all but ensured the parliamentary ...

Press TV - Prominent political figures have signed up for a planned parliamentary vote in Iran as an official deadline for submitting nomination papers ends after a week. A report by the Fars news agency on Saturday showed that former mayor of Tehran Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf was the most high-profile figure who had put his name down for the votes ...

Al-Monitor | Saeid Jafari: Iran's air pollution crisis, whichclaimed more than 4,800 lives in 2016, has become yet another area for scoringpolitical pointsfor both the Reformists and the Principlists, much like almost everything else in Iran. Ever since the Reformists took over the presidency and the capital city, they no longer criticize the administration ...

Iranian Diplomacy |Mojtaba Hosseini: He was 44 when he took office as Tehrans mayor on the capitals Behesht (Paradise) street and left at the age of 56, having become the most powerful and enduring mayor of the city. Tehran mayor for 12 straight years, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf may aptly be called the citys most influential executive. Not ...

Iran Front Page- IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday, August 27, and picked headlines from 12 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. The top story in all newspapers today was the remarks made by the Leader of Irans Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed ...

Iran Front Page- IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Monday, July 24, and picked headlines from 17 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. Media speculations about the line-up of President Hassan Rouhanis next cabinet remained a top story in Iranian newspapers ...

Iran Front Page- IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday, July 23, and picked headlines from 15 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. Newspapers today widely covered a letter penned by the conservative mayor of Tehran Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf in criticism ...

Iran Front Page- IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday and picked headlines from 13 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. Many newspapers today continued covering the reactions to the Wednesdays twin attacks in Tehran, which killed at least 17 and wounded ...

Iranian Diplomacy- With the outcome of Tehran's fifth city council election announced, most sitting members of the council must bid farewell to the council's building located in Behesht (Paradise) street. The ouster of Mohammad-Bagher Qalibaf, Tehran mayor for 12 years,is also certain, with an ongoing debate over candidates that could potentially succeed ...

Tasnim The time has come to satisfy popular demands with the conclusion of the presidential election, said Mayor of Tehran Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf who withdrew from Irans presidential race and ended a campaign that focused on criticism of President Hassan Rouhani. In a statement following President Rouhanis success to secure a second term by winning ...

IFP - Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, who dropped out of Irans presidential race in favour of his fellow right-winger Ebrahim Raisi, says the alliance is aimed at ending the tenure of a government that favours only a four-percent affluent minority of Irans population. Tehran Mayor Qalibaf, who withdrew from Irans May 19 presidential election ...

IRNA Interior Ministry senior official on Wednesday confirmed that it has received the letter of resignation of presidential election candidate Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf. Secretary of the Interior Ministry's State Elections Committee Ali Pourali Motlaq made the remarks in an interview with IRNA. Other presidential candidates have not already sent ...

IRNA Head of the electoral committee of Irans May 19 presidential election candidate Mohammd Baqer Qalibaf said his withdrawal has officially been announced in a letter to the Interior Ministry. Mohammad Dehqan told IRNA on Wednesday the letter was submitted to Interior Ministry on Wednesday morning. Qalibaf had already said in a statement, In ...

Al-Monitor | Saeid Jafari: Tehran Mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on May 15 decided to end his third bid for the Iranian presidency in the past 12 years. In line with his propensity for undergoing transformations, he once again sought to portray a new image of himself this year,sparking claims that he was copying the agendas of other presidential candidates,...