Sanctions on Guardian Council members ‘against democracy’
MNA – Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said the US sanctions against Iran’s Guardian Council is against democracy. “Sanctions on the members…
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India Supreme Court must use legal methods to end discrimination against Muslims: Iran’s Guardian Council
Press TV – A member of Iran’s Guardian Council, Hadi Tahan Nazif, has called on India’s Supreme Court to use all legal…
Candidates officially start electoral campaigns for Iran’s parliamentary votes
Press TV – Nominees qualified by the Guardian Council to run at Iran’s upcoming parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections have started their…
Iran’s Guardian Council approves 2,000 more nominees for parliamentary elections
Press TV – Iran’s Guardian Council, the election supervisory body, says following the preliminary disqualification of some nominees for the upcoming parliamentary…
Guardian Council ratifies bill granting citizenship to children of Iranian mothers, foreign fathers
IRNA – Iran’s Guardian Council, the legislative vetting body, ratified on Wednesday a government bill that allows children born to Iranian mothers…
Ayatollah Jannati re-elected as secretary of Iran’s Guardian Council
Tasnim – Members of Iran’s Guardian Council (GC) on Wednesday re-elected Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati as the secretary of the influential body, which…
Iran Guardian Council condemns execution of 37 Saudi nationals
MNA – The Iranian Council has issued a statement condemning the recent execution of 37 Saudi nationals, calling on the independent international…
Problems in bill on Iran’s accession to CFT still in place: GC
Tasnim – Iran’s Guardian Council (GC) said despite a recent amendment to the parliamentary bill for the country’s accession to Combating the…
Rouhani congratulates Amoli-Larijani on appointment as chairman of EC
IRNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a message on Monday congratulated Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli-Larijani on his appointment as the chairman of…
Iran administration ‘to modify bill on CFT, re-seek approval’
Press TV – An Iranian vice president says the administration of President Hassan Rouhani will take prompt action to apply the necessary…
Guardian Council rejects bill on Iran’s accession to CFT
MNA – The Guardian Council has returned the bill on Iran’s accession to the convention against the funding of terrorism (CFT) to…
Guardian Council rejects amendment bill on combating money laundering
MNA – Iran’s Guardian Council has rejected an amendment bill on combating money laundering as part of standards set by the FATF, according…
Zoroastrian takes center stage on Iran’s political scene
Al-Monitor | Saeid Jafari: The election of Sepanta Niknam, a Zoroastrian, as a city council member in the central Iranian town of…
Iran’s Guardian Council to debate motion passed by Majlis in response to US bans
Press TV – Iran’s Guardian Council will discuss a motion approved by Iranian lawmakers in response to the terrorist and adventurous US…
A quick look at Iran’s presidential inauguration
Press TV- In May, Iran elected its seventh president. The incumbent Hassan Rouhani will take office on August 5 for another four-year…
Guardian Council confirms result of Iran’s 12th presidential election
Press TV- Iran’s Interior Ministry says the Guardian Council has confirmed the result of the country’s 12th presidential election, which saw President…
Statement: Only Guardian Council responsible for supervising elections
Tasnim – Iran’s central board responsible for monitoring elections said only the Guardian Council is responsible for supervising the country’s elections. “Only…
Why did over 1,600 Iranians sign up to run for president?
Al-Monitor | Saeid Jafari: Over 1,600 Iranians showed up at the Interior Ministry April 11-15 to sign up to run in the…
Iran’s presidential elections date announced
TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – The Guardian Council has endorsed the decision to hold the 12th round of Iran’s presidential elections on…
Leader reappoints three Guardian Council religious jurists
Tehran, July 14, IRNA – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Friday reappointed three Guardian Council religious jurists. The…
Results of electoral complaints due soon: Iranian official
Iran’s Guardian Council, which oversees elections and legislation, has reportedly addressed electoral complaints weeks after the country’s double elections, confirming a healthy voting process…
The Guardian Council approves equal blood money [Criminal Restitution] for men and women
The Guardian Council has ratified a bill on third party insurance coverage which states that equal blood money shall be paid for…
Iran’s Guardian Council passes bill on implementation of JCPOA
Iran’s Guardian Council has passed a bill that allows the administration to implement the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), agreed upon…
Guardian Council presiding board reinstated
The Guardian Council met on Wednesday and reinstated its presiding board with Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati staying on the job as secretary of…
Iran’s Guardian Council approves parliament’s bill on nuclear rights
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The spokesman for Iran’s Guardian Council said the council has given its approval to a bill passed by the…
Official highlights role of Iran’s parliament, GC in possible nuclear deal
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Spokesman for Iran’s Guardian Council (GC) said the body, along with the parliament, has the power to authorize adoption…
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on May 5
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 17 of them. IFP has…
Guardian Council approves budget plan for new year
Tehran, March 17, IRNA – Iranian Guardian Council approved next year’s budget plan and the parliament communicated it to the government on…
Guardian Council works based on law: Spokesman
Tehran, March 14, IRNA – Guardian Council works based on law, the Council spokesman Nejatollah Ebrahimian said on Saturday. Speaking at a…
Iran’s legislative elections to come on February 26, 2016
The spokesman for Iran’s Guardian Council has announced the official date for the next legislative elections in the country. Nejatollah Ebrahimian said…
Ayatollah Jannati reelected as chairman of Iran’s Guardian Council
The Members of Iran’s Guardian Council have reelected Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati as the chairman of the legislative and electoral supervisory body. Ayatollah…
Iran news round up July 16, 2013
A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst Will Fulton and…
Majlis votes to elect 3 Guardian Council members
TEHRAN, July. 15 (MNA) – The Iranian parliament elected three people to six-year terms on the Guardian Council during a session on…
Iran news round up June 19, 2013
A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst Will Fulton and…
Guardian Council confirms Iran presidential vote results
The Guardian Council, Iran’s highest electoral supervisory body, has confirmed the validity of the country’s June 14 presidential election results. The Iranian…
Presidential candidates to have representatives at Guardian Council
The spokesman for Iran’s Guardian Council says the country’s presidential candidates will have representatives at the top election supervisory body. “During the…
Reports: Iran may disqualify centrist candidate
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian media are reporting that a centrist presidential candidate may be disqualified from the June 14 election. The…
UN criticises Iran for excluding women candidates
AFP – Several UN experts on Wednesday criticised Iran’s decision to bar women from running in upcoming elections, saying the move violated international…
Iran’s Ahmadinejad says will challenge ally’s ban from election
(Reuters) – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday he would ask Iran’s supreme leader to reverse a ban preventing his aide from…