Iran Industry Minister fails to win vote of confidence
Iranian parliamentarians on Sunday gave a vote of no confidence to Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Reza Fatemi Amin, terminating the…
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Iran’s parliament demands full removal of US sanctions
“The Parliament resolutely resists any damage to the nuclear industry and emphasizes the advancement of the nuclear program in accordance with the…
Parliament Law effective in context of Iran-IAEA agreement, FM spox says
Foreign Ministry spokesman announced on Monday that Majlis Law took effect in the context of the Iranian agreement with the International Atomic…
Iran’s MPs categorically condemn European Parliament sanctions resolution
The majority of lawmakers at Majlis – Iran’s Parliament – have strongly condemned the European Parliament’s recent resolution that censured Iran under the…
Iranian parliament rejects proposal to ban military commanders from running for president
The Iranian Parliament on Sunday dismissed a proposal that high-ranking military commanders should not be allowed to run for the presidential election.…
Iranian Parliament ratifies outlines of strategic action plan to counter sanctions
Lawmakers at Iran’s Parliament have overwhelmingly endorsed the outlines of a strategic action plan, which aims to counteract sanctions imposed on the…
Iran Parliament passes double-urgency motion to counter US sanctions
The majority of Iranian lawmakers have approved double urgency of a strategic motion, which aims to counteract unilateral sanctions imposed on the…
Israeli presence in PG to increase instability: Iranian Parl.
MNA – Permanent Secretariat of Parliament’s International Conference on Supporting Palestinian Intifada in a statement on Sat. strongly condemned the move taken…
Iran’s Parliament pursuing 12 anti-US plans
MNA – Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Mojtaba Zonnour said that the Iranian Parliament is pursuing…
Photos: Ceremony to mark start of new Parliament
ISNA | Farzad Khabooshani: Elected MPs and senior officials of the country attend a ceremony on Wednesday to mark the start of…
Iran’s Foreign Ministry submits quarterly report on JCPOA to parliament
Tasnim – Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs handed over another quarterly report to the parliament on the process of implementation of the…
Iranian MPs move to grant citizenship to children of foreign fathers
Al-Monitor | Maysam Bizaer: Javad is a 30-year-old architect and photographer in Iran. Born to an Iranian mother and an Afghan father…
MP critical of US pullout from JCPOA
IRNA – A member of parliament on Sunday criticized US for pullout from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in blatant breach…
IRGC chief to attend Parliament’s closed session
MNA – IRGC chief commander Major General Hossein Salami will participate in Sunday’s closed session of the Iranian Parliament, said a senior…
IRGC cmdr. Jafari thanks Parl. speaker, parliamentarians
MNA – The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari expressed his special thanks to the Parliament Speaker…
Parliament allows oil ministry to issue up to $3b of Sukuk
Tehran Times – According to the latest ratification of the parliament, Iranian oil ministry is permitted to issue up to $3 billion…
Will bill to protect Iranian whistleblowers really expose corruption?
Al-Monitor | Bijan Khajehpour: With the signatures of 94 lawmakers, a bill has been presented to the Iranian parliament’s presiding board, titled,…
Iran’s Parliament Speaker visits Japan to confer with officials
February 14, The Iran Project – Heading a high-ranking delegation, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani paid a two-day visit to Japan on Monday …
Iranian MPs OK Palermo bill, suspend reviewing FATF-related invoice
June 10, The Iran Project – Today, Iranian lawmakers on approved the Palermo bill on joining the United Nations Convention against Transnational…
Larijani reviews issues of mutual interests with top Sri Lankan officials
April 21, The Iran Project – On the second and last leg of his Asian tour, Majlis (parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani left…
OIC parliamentary confab in Tehran
January 19, The Iran Project – The 13th Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC member states (PUIC) and the related…
Int’l PUIC confab held in Tehran
January 18, The Iran Project – The 13th edition of the Parliamentary Union of Islamic Cooperation Conference held in Tehran on January 13-17…
Iranian Parl. speaker visiting Russia to attend Inter-Parliamentary Union Conf.
October 14, The Iran Project – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani left Tehran for St. Petersburg, Russia, on Thursday (Oct 12) to…
EU to hinder US anti-Iran sanctions: MPs
June 17, The Iran Project – Because of Iran’s influence in the region, Europeans will put pressure on the United States to prevent…
Iran’s parliament to weigh retaliatory move after US sanctions bill
Tasnim – The Iranian lawmakers are going to discuss a motion to take reciprocal measures in retaliation to a bill the US…
Iran’s parliament to seriously respond to Washington hostile behavior: MP
June 13, The Iran Project – An Iranian lawmaker has stressed that Iran’s parliament will certainly draw up a counter-plan to the US…
Parliament approves extradition treaty with S Korea
MNA – Members of the Iranian Parliament have given the nod to extradition of victims between Iranian and South Korean governments. At…
Muslim world should unite against terrorism: Iran MP
January 24, The Iran Project – An Iranian senior parliamentary figure says Iran has always sought to create unity in the Islamic…
Iran’s significant role in creating proper atmosphere for anti-Israel UN resolution
December 25, The Iran Project – Iran’s consultations during the nuclear deal created a favorable atmosphere for UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution on Israeli…
Saudi Arabia creates a new wave of Iranophobia in region: Iran MPs
December 10, The Iran Project – Saudi Arabia’s claim that it has sentenced 15 people to death due to spying for Iran is…
US continuing to stonewall in JCPOA implementation: Iranian MP
Tehran, June 18, The Iran Project – US continuing to stonewall in post-JCPOA era and the country’s violation of its commitments is not…
Iran inaugurates Tenth Majlis
Iran inaugurates its Tenth Majlis (Parliament), with senior government and military officials in attendance and amid heavy media coverage. On Saturday, the…
Iran’s MPs urge govt. to take action to claim compensations from US
Tehran, April 17, The Iran project – The Iranian parliament have approved the general outlines of a bill that would obligate the government to claim compensation from…
Parliament praises IRGC for seizing US sailors
Tehran, Feb 1, IRNA – Parliament (Majlis) presiding board praised Navy commanders of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) for seizing US…
Iran’s parliament emergency plan to deal with pro-terrorism governments
Tehran, January 12, The Iran Project – Iran’s members of parliament agreed to immediately review the plan of dealing with pro-terrorism governments…
Iran Parliament codifies a double-urgency plan in favor of Afghan refugees
Tehran, September 21, The Iran Project – Iran’s Majlis (parliament) has already codified a double-urgency plan aimed at granting citizenship to the…
Zarif joins parliamentary commission to probe JCPOA
Tehran, Sept 13, IRNA – A parliamentary commission for examining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) convened on Sunday for the…
Iran MPs to submit impeachment plan of oil min to Majlis
Tehran, August 30, The Iran Project – Iran’s members of parliament will submit the impeachment plan of oil minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh to the board…
Jannati: Ministry of Culture not to authorize MPs to issue publication
Tehran, August 8, The Iran Project – Ministry of Culture is not going to authorize members of parliament to issue publications, Iran’s…
Iranian MPs thank negotiating team for standing firm on redlines
Tehran, July 12, IRNA – A group of MPs thanked the country’s negotiating team in the nuclear talks with the world powers…