Iranians go to polls as hard-liners expect big win
Al-Monitor – After a week of lackluster campaigning, Iran held a parliamentary vote Feb. 21, with the country’s leadership issuing persistent calls…
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Iranian lawmaker plays down validity of E3’s JCPOA statement
MNA – An Iranian lawmaker said that European signatories to the JCPOA are following the US and cannot be independent and accordingly,…
Iran 60-day deadline to JCPOA signatories timely: Senior MP
IRNA – Iran’s 60-day deadline is actually an ultimatum to the signatories of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), especially the…
Bill to restrict consecutive MP terms raises debate in Iran
Al-Monitor | Rohollah Faghihi: A controversial bill in the Iranian parliament seeks to ban its members from running for office after serving…
Vice Speaker: Europeans determined to set up INSTEX
IRNA – The Iranian Parliament Vice Speaker stressed that the Europeans are determined to set up the financial mechanism called Instrument in…
Bulgaria vows to help lift US sanctions against Iran
IRNA – Bulgaria will take measures to remove sanctions against Iran, a high-profile Bulgarian parliamentary official said. “Implementing sanctions against the Islamic…
Parliament discards multi-price petrol bill
SHANA — Lawmakers at the Iranian parliament rejected a bill to increase the petrol price or impose several prices to the item.…
Senior MP: Europe’s move to tie up INSTEX to FATF means meddling in Iran’s internal affairs
FNA – Iranian Parliament’s Vice-Speaker Ali Motahhari underlined that Europe’s interference in his country’s internal affairs by linking the declared mechanism for…
INSTEX shows EU commitment to JCPOA: Top lawmaker
IRNA – Establishment of the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX) between Iran and Europe proved the European Union (EU) commitment…
A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 10
Iran Front Page – IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday, October 10, 2018, and…
Joining CFT facilitates Iran banking ties with world
IRNA – Joining of Iran to the Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) convention will facilitate Iran’s banking relations with the world.…
S Korea needs to adopt an independent policy from that of US
MNA – Deputy speaker of Iran’s Parliament Ali Motahari has called on South Korea to pursue an independent policy from that of…
Senior Iranian MP says it’s not a good time for Iran-U.S. talks: IRNA
Reuters – It is not a good time for Iran to negotiate with the United States, a senior Iranian parliamentarian said on…
France only reached World Cup semi by recruiting ‘African giants’, claims senior Iranian politician
Euronews– France’s football team is not truly French and only progressed so far in the World Cup by recruiting “giants from Africa”,…
Iran government urged to summon French ambassador over MKO gathering
IFP- A senior Iranian lawmaker has called on the Iranian Foreign Ministry to summon French Ambassador to Tehran in protest against the…
Senior MP: US violation of Int’l treaties endangering global security
FNA- Iranian Parliament Vice Speaker Ali Motahari blasted the US exit from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) as a move…
Iran, Russia vow to broaden parliamentary cooperation
FNA- Senior Iranian and Russian parliamentary officials in a meeting in Moscow vowed to broaden mutual cooperation between the two countries’ parliaments.…
MP: Iran accepts no change in JCPOA
IRNA – Majlis vice speaker Ali Motahari said on Monday that the Islamic Republic of Iran accepts no change or amendment in…
Iran attends Parliamentarianism Forum in Moscow
IRNA – The first Forum on Parliamentarianism started work in Moscow on Monday with the attendance of over 96 countries including Iran.…
Iran Parliament vice speakers re-elected
IRNA – Massoud Pezeshkian and Ali Motahhari have been re-elected as the vice speakers of the Parliament on Wednesday. The Iranian MPs…
Swiss envoy: JCPOA cause of peace, stability in region
IRNA – Swiss Ambassador to Iran Markus Leitner said on Monday that the exit of the US from the JCPOA caused tension…
Europe must be aware not to be deceived by US: Iran MP
Press TV- A senior Iranian lawmaker has warned that the United States is making various efforts to encourage European countries to express…
Maintaining national unity a must: principlists, reformists
IRNA – In reaction to the recent protests in Tehran and a number of other major cities, principlist and reformist politicians emphasized…
Signatories to JCPOA urged to extend further support to JCPOA
IRNA – Paliament Vice Speaker Ali Motahari said on Wednesday that European Union, especially signatories to 2015 nuclear deal such as France…
A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 27
Iran Front Page- IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday, September 27, and picked headlines…
Iran, France discuss parliamentary ties
IRNA – Parliament Vice-Speaker Ali Motahari in a meeting with President of Cultural and Education Affairs Committee of the National Assembly of…
Motahari met French national assembly president
IRNA – Vice-Speaker of Iran’s Majlis (Parliament) Ali Motahari discussed issues of mutual interest and ways to expand parliamentarian ties in a…
Iran slams France over MEK meeting
Iranian Diplomacy- On Saturday, the Mojahedin-e Khalq terrorist group held a meeting in Paris, attended by some of the former US, European…
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 1
IFP – IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Thursday and picked headlines from 14 of…
Majlis vice-presidents reelected
IRNA – Masoud Pezeshkian and Ali Motahari were elected Wednesday for the second consecutive year as the first and second Vice-presidents of…
Larijani re-elected parliament speaker
MNA – Iranian lawmakers on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to re-elect Ali Larijani as parliament speaker for the second year of the 10th…
Has the honeymoon between reformists and moderate principlists come to an end?
Iranian Diplomacy- The Saturday morning front page of Reformist newspapers covered a story which came as a surprise to many who are…
Dividing Sunnis and Shias in line with US, Israel policies: Top MP
March 6, The Iran Project – An Iranian senior lawmaker has criticized some Sunni-Shia divisive remarks, stressing that dividing Sunnis and Shias…
A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15
Iran Front Page- Newspapers today marked the first anniversary of the implementation of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the nuclear deal…
Iranians to go on Hajj pilgrimage under certain conditions: MP
IFP- After Saudi Arabia cut its diplomatic ties with Iran in early 2016, Iranian Muslims can’t participate anymore in Hajj- the annual…
Iranian MPs call for attention to demands of political prisoners
IFP- According to a report by Vaghaye Ettefaghieh newspaper, Elias Hazrati, Ahmad Mazani, Ali Motahari, and Mahmoud Sadeqi are among the lawmakers…
A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26
Iran Front Page- The top story in today’s newspapers was the train collision in Iran’s Semnan province and the ISIS’ terrorist attack…
A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 23
Iran Front Page- The majority of newspapers today covered the ongoing visit of Slovenian President Borut Pahor to Iran and his meetings…
A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 21
IFP- Newspapers today covered the huge Arbaeen processions where 20 millions of pilgrims flocked to the Iraqi holy city of Karbala to…
Top French parliamentarian in Tehran for boosting ties
TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – President of French National Assembly Claude Bartolone arrived in Tehran on Monday to hold talks with senior…