Iran’s Guardian Council passes law on hardening nuclear stance, halting UN inspections
Iran’s watchdog body approved a law on Wednesday that obliges the government to halt U.N. inspections of its nuclear sites and step…
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Iran’s Guardian Council blasts US sanctions against judicial officials
The spokesman for Iran’s Guardian Council has dismissed new US sanctions against a number of Iranian judicial officials, hitting back at the…
Iran rejects US sanctions on Iran Guardian Council
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi dismissed the US sanctions against members of Iran’s Guardian Council as a sign…
Iran’s most powerful hardline clerics to reunite in Assembly of Experts election
Al-Monitor | Rohollah Faghihi: Another race will be held concurrently with Iran’s parliamentary vote: The Assembly of Experts’ midterm election. The Assembly…
Guardian Council: Vetting process based on Iran law, not politics
Press TV – Iran’s Guardian Council, the election supervisory body, says the vetting process for the candidates in the upcoming legislative elections…
Guardian Council confirms law on transparency of spendings for elections
IRAN – Spokesman for the Guardian Council said on Thursday that the Council has confirmed a law passed by the parliament to…
Guardian Council agrees with formation of ministry of tourism
MNA – The Guardian Council, which is empowered to vet legislation in Iran, has given its approval to the formation of Ministry…
Leader appoints three religious jurists to Guardian Council
MNA – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in separate decrees, has appointed three religious jurists to the Guardian Council.…
Iran’s Leader condoles demise of senior cleric
IRNA – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei issued a message on Friday condoling the demise of Ayatollah Mohammad Momen, a…
Ayatollah Momen passes away after long battle with disease
Press TV – Renowned Islamic scholar Ayatollah Mohammad Danesh Zadeh Qomi (Momen), who was a jurist member of Iran’s Guardian Council, has passed…
Guardian Council conducted detailed studies on FATF bills
IRNA – A jurist member of the Guardian Council emphasized that the council has made extensive and detailed studies to review the…
Parl. open session to review solutions to CFT flaws today
MNA – Iranian lawmakers will review the potential solutions to the flaws in the bill on Iran’s accession to the convention against…
Iran’s Guardian Council won’t be intimidated by CFT opponents
IFP – The spokesman for Iran’s legislative watchdog says the body will not be intimidated by opponents of Iran’s joining a UN…
Despite political drama, Iran’s private sector banks continue march on compliance
Bourse and Bazaar | Esfandyar Batmanghelidj: Iran’s efforts to meet the action plan requirements set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF),…
Pres. Rouhani signs into law CFT amendment bill
MNA – In an official decree, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani signed into law the CFT amendment bill which was passed by the…
Ahmad Jannati reelected as head of Guardian Council
MNA – Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati has been reelected as the chairman of the Guardian Council for the 25th consecutive year. During the annual…
GC favors gradual release of Iran election results: Spokesman
Tasnim – Spokesman for Iran’s Guardian Council said the influential body, which is in charge of supervising elections, is not of the…
Guardians Council to review presidential candidates’ qualifications
IRNA – The Council of Guardians of the Constitution is examining the qualifications of the Iranian presidential candidates today. The Guardians Council…
Iran’s Guardian Council starts vetting presidential election hopefuls
Press TV- Iran’s Guardian Council has started the process of auditing the credentials of the nominees, who have registered to run in the forthcoming…
Larijani: Guardians council approves amendment to next year’s budget
IRNA – Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani announced that the Council of Guardians has approved parliament’s amendments to next year budget. “I have…
Ayatollah Jannati elected as secretary of the Guardian Council
Tehran, July 20, IRNA – Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati was elected as secretary of the Guardian Council. The election was held here Wednesday…
Guardian Council sets 7-day deadline for election lawsuits
TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – Guardian Council has issued a statement on Friday to set a 7-day deadline for accepting lawsuits to…
Iran Guardian Council endorses credentials of 166 for Experts Assembly polls
Iran’s top supervisory body, the Guardian Council, has cleared 166 hopefuls to run for the senior clerical body Assembly of Experts, a deputy interior…