TEHRAN (Tasnim) An Iranian lawmaker slammed the United Nations inaction on the violation of human rights in the United States, after Senate unveiled details of torture program at the CIA. Referring to the recent US Senate report released on CIA tortures, Evaz Heidarpour, member of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy ...

Tehran, April 5, IRNA European Parliament?s (EP) anti-Iran resolution violates international laws and regulations, Avaz Heydarpour, a member of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said on Saturday. In an interview with IRNA, he said ?EP resolution is a clear violation of international laws and regulations and and an instance of ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- A prominent lawmaker demanded Pakistan to transfer security control over its shared borders with Iran to the Islamic Republic after Islamabad failed in several cases to stop operation of terrorist groups which take shelter in Pakistan's territories after attacking Iran. The Islamic Republic of Iran believes that since Pakistan is ...

[caption id="attachment_84114" align="alignright" width="180"] A frame grab of a footage broadcast by Saudi Arabias al-Arabiya TV channel on February 17, 2014, showing five Iranian border guards abducted by the Jaish-ul-Adl Takfiri terrorist group.[/caption] The five Iranian border guards abducted by terrorists are expected to be released before the ...

[caption id="attachment_28330" align="alignright" width="180"] File photo shows Iranian border guards on the Iran-Afghanistan border[/caption] An Iranian lawmaker says the Islamic Republic, if need be, has the capability to hunt down the members of the so-called Jaish-ul-Adl terrorist group in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Member of the National ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) An Iranian lawmaker on Monday labeled the recent US secretary of states warmongering remarks against the country as irrelevant, arguing that John Kerry lacks knowledge about the Iranian nation and their history. John Kerrys remarks were irrelevant and baseless, because he has no insight about the Islamic Republic of Iran, Member ...

An Iranian lawmaker says Saudi Arabia is the root cause of terrorism in the Middle East, calling on the UN to take action and prevent the spread of violence. Saudi Arabia is the supporter of terrorism in the region and by creating tension and chaos in countries such as Lebanon, Iraq and Syria, it seeks to save the Al Saud family from the Islamic Awakening ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian legislator blasted Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta for his insulting comments against the former government in Tehran, saying that his remarks set an instance of interference in Iran's domestic affairs. Letta on Monday hailed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's diplomatic opening as "an opportunity" that should ...

Islamabad, Dec 12, IRNA Member of Iranian Parliament (MP) has said that rejection of autocratic rule and support to the aspirations of people was the main objective of the sixth session of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) held in the city of Islamabad. Speaking to IRNA, Avze Haiderpour MP said that it was because of efforts of Iran that the ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) A three-member Iranian parliamentary delegation will leave for Lebanon on Wednesday to study the dimensions of last weeks terrorist attack in front of the Iranian embassy in Beirut, a lawmaker said on Tuesday. Seeing the site of the deadly attack, visiting those injured in the blasts and meetings with Lebanese security and intelligence ...

An Iranian lawmaker says a parliamentary delegation will leave for Beirut to examine the site of the twin bomb blasts that targeted the Iranian Embassy in the Lebanese capital. The team of Iranian legislators will leave Tehran on Wednesday, said member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Evaz Heidarpour. The delegation ...

An Iranian lawmaker says the US must lift the existing sanctions against Iran as a positive diplomatic gesture for the normalization of ties with the Islamic Republic. If the Americans are honest, they will have to lift the sanctions, said member of Iran Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Evaz Heidarpour on Tuesday. The US must ...

An Iranian legislator says Washington will not be satisfied with the elimination of Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles, describing the US-Russia deal on destroying the Arab country's chemical arsenal as non-binding. On Monday, a member of Iran Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Evaz Heidarpour said US officials kept making threats ...

An Iranian lawmaker says foreign powers are pushing Egypt toward the brink of a civil war by meddling in the ongoing crisis gripping the North African country. The interference of foreign powers in Egypts internal affairs has put this country on the verge of a civil war, said member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Evaz ...