Iran’s parliament ratifies Bill to Set Up trade ministry
Iran’s parliament has approved a government bill to establish a separate ministry for trade more than a decade after the country decided…
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Iran Parliament slams opening of Azeri embassy in Israel
Issuing a statement on Wednesday, the Iranian Parliament members condemned the opening of Azerbaijan’s embassy in the Occupied Palestinian territories. “The government…
All but one nominated cabinet win vote of confidence from MPs
Lawmakers at the Iranian parliament cast their votes to the cabinet proposed by President Ebrahim Raeisi on Wednesday afternoon. Hujjat Al-Islam Seyed…
Time to use existing huge capacities to raise a powerful Iran: Pres. Raisi
President Ebrahim Raisi said now it is time to use the existing huge capacities to pave the way for a powerful Iran.…
Iran Parliament holding open session to discuss proposed ministers
The open session of the Iranian Parliament to review the qualifications of the proposed ministers of the 13th administration began with the presence…
Iran President Raisi submits nominated ministers list to Parliament
President Ebrahim Raisi submitted the list of people nominated to take ministerial posts to Majlis (the Iranian Parliament) for vote of confidence.…
Iran MPs praise AEOI’s move to resume 20% uranium enrichment
The majority of Iranian lawmakers have hailed the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI)’s move to restart the enrichment of uranium at…
Iranian MPs slam European Parliament’s rights resolution against Iran
An Iranian parliamentary commission condemned a resolution that the European Parliament has adopted on the human rights situation in Iran. In a…
Iran president says opposes parliament bill on sanctions
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says his administration is opposed to an action plan against sanctions that is under discussion at the Parliament,…
Iranian government presents budget bill to Parliament
Iran’s Vice-President for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Hossein-Ali Amiri on Wednesday presented the 2,400 billion tomans budget bill for the next fiscal…
Iran’s nuclear countermeasure motion advanced at top parliamentary committee
A top Iranian parliamentary committee advances a motion outlining the Islamic Republic’s nuclear countermeasures against the United States’ sanctions targeting the Islamic…
Iran Parl. gearing up for ‘strategic’ measure to counter sanctions
The urgency of a strategic plan to counter anti-Iran sanctions was approved at the open session of the Iranian Parliament on Monday.…
New decisions made about forex supply, exports & imports
Parliament Speaker announced that the body has made new decisions about the swap of goods, supply of foreign exchange as well as…
Iran, Russia discuss regional developments
Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin in a telephone conversation on Monday conferred on…
Iran’s parliament decries EU’s human right claims
Slamming gross human rights violations in Europe, Iran Parliament’s National Security, and Foreign Policy Commission issued a statement in reaction to the…
Majlis gives vote of confidence to new minister of industry
Iranian lawmakers on Tuesday gave vote of confidence to new Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Ali-Reza Razm-Hosseini. Razm-Hosseini got approval of…
Iran opens new parliament packed with Rouhani critics
Al-Monitor – The tough road ahead of President Hassan Rouhani in the upcoming closing year of his term is expected to be…
How Iran’s next parliament will affect foreign policy
Al-Monitor | Alireza Noori: As expected, conservatives (known as Principlists) won Iran’s parliamentary election Feb. 21 with about 85% of the vote.…
23 Iranian MPs infected with COVID- 19: Parliament official
March 3, The Iran Project – Abdolreza Mesri, deputy of Iran’s parliament speaker, said 23 lawmakers have tested positive for coronavirus, YJC…
Parliament censured over rush to rewrite Iran’s trade law
Financial Tribune – Economic analysts and business people have time and again called for reforming Iran’s decades-old Trade Law. However, they also…
Rouhani submits bill on Iran-Switzerland transportation to Parliament
MNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani submitted the bill on Iran-Switzerland transportation agreement to the Parliament. The bill included an agreement on…
Bill on national currency reconversion submitted to Parliament
MNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani submitted the bill on reforming monetary and banking law including ‘eliminating four zeros from national currency…
Iran’s oil exports never ceased
MNA – Former Member of Iranian Parliament Abdollah Hatamian said on Saturday that Iran’s oil exports will never be halted despite US…
Iran parliament moves to rein in venal banking sector
Financial Tribune – The Majlis Economic Commission is preparing a bill In line with efforts to promote long-awaited transparency in the key…
Finalizing Caspian Sea Legal Convention needs parliament’s approval: FM Zarif
IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif emphasized that the Caspian Sea Legal Convention will not be finalized without parliamentary approval. After…
Lawmakers thank Intelligence Ministry for identifying CIA spying network
MNA – The lawmakers in the Iranian Parliament have expressed their gratitude to the Intelligence Ministry for identifying and arresting CIA agents…
Iranian MPs differ over raising fuel prices
Financial Tribune – A lthough the three branches of government (executive, legislative and judicial) have come to the conclusion that gasoline prices…
Iranian parliament studies motion to charge foreign ships in Strait of Hormuz
Tehran Times – The Iranian parliament plans to approve a motion that would allow the country to begin charging foreign ships passing…
Iran attends parliamentary conference in Russia
Tasnim – A delegation of Iranian lawmakers is in Russia to take part in the second edition of an international forum on…
Iranian MPs voice support for IRGC’s downing of US drone
Tasnim – Iranian lawmakers, in a statement on Sunday, voiced their full support for a recent move by the Islamic Revolution Guards…
Parl. holds closed session on JCPOA ultimatum
MNA – The Iranian Parliament on Tue. held a closed session to address the country’s decision on reducing commitments to the nuclear…
Parliament elects observer MPs in anti-money laundering council
IRNA – The Iranian parliament elected on Sunday three lawmakers as observers of a council against money laundering and terrorism financing in…
Iran parliament passes bill that lets mothers pass nationality to children
Iran Front Page – Iranian lawmakers have unanimously passed a bill presented by the government which allows children with an Iranian mother…
MPs criticize EU’s rejection of Iran’s ultimatum
MNA – Two members of National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Javad Jamali and Mohammad Hassan Asafari, criticized…
MPs to discuss US’ new move against Iran’s nuclear activities
Tasnim – A senior Iranian lawmaker condemned the US administration’s recent move to impose new limits on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear activities…
Iran parliamentary delegation in Qatar to attend IPU meeting
IRNA – Iranian parliamentary delegation is in Qatar to participate in the 140th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) meeting. Upon arrival, Iranian delegation was…
Iranian parliament finishes reviewing 1398 budget bill
MNA – The lawmakers in the Iranian parliament finished reviewing the budget bill for the next fiscal year of 1398, which will…
Iran Parliament shortens list of cash subsidy recipients
Financial Tribune – Lawmakers obliged the government on Saturday to identify and remove three high-income deciles from the list of those receiving…
Iran parliament approves $400m capital boost for home lender
Financial Tribune – Lawmakers ratified another section of next year’s (March 2019-20) budget bill that allows Bank Maskan – the main housing…
Iran’s Parliament Speaker to visit China on Monday
ISNA – Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani was announced to have been scheduled to embark on a trip to China on Monday.…