Iran's watchdog body approved a law on Wednesday that obliges the government to halt U.N. inspections of its nuclear sites and step up uranium enrichment beyond the limit set under Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal if sanctions are not eased in a month. In retaliation for the killing last week of Iran's top nuclear scientist, which Tehran has blamed on ...

The spokesman for Irans Guardian Council has dismissed new US sanctions against a number of Iranian judicial officials, hitting back at the US administration over police brutality and racial injustice against African-Americans in the country. The condemnation on Friday came a day after the administration of US President Donald Trump blacklisted ...

Tasnim Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi dismissed the US sanctions against members of Irans Guardian Council as a sign of failure of the US policy of maximum pressure. In a statement on Friday, Mousavi denounced a new round of sanctions that the US Treasury Department has imposed on the Iranian individuals, particularly on ...

Press TV - Irans Guardian Council, the election supervisory body, says the vetting process for the candidates in the upcoming legislative elections was solely based on law and had nothing to do with the political factions the nominees represent. Speaking to reporters in Tehran on Wednesday, Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei, the spokesman for the Guardian Council,...

Al-Monitor | Rohollah Faghihi: Another race will be held concurrently with Irans parliamentary vote: The Assembly of Experts midterm election. The Assembly of Experts is an 88-member clerical body in Iran tasked with choosing and monitoring the next supreme leader. Candidates must have a certificate of Sharia expertise or pass an exam from the Guardian ...

IRAN Spokesman for the Guardian Council said on Thursday that the Council has confirmed a law passed by the parliament to ensure financial transparency in election activities. Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei made the remarks writing on a twitter post. On December 23, 2019, Iranian lawmakers approved a double-urgency bill on the issue. Assembly ...

MNA The Guardian Council, which is empowered to vet legislation in Iran, has given its approval to the formation of Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Tourism. On Monday, Guardian Council approved the bill to form Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Tourism in place of Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization in a bid to boost Irans ...

MNA Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in separate decrees, has appointed three religious jurists to the Guardian Council. In his decrees on Monday, Ayatollah Khamenei reappointed Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi and Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijanias the members of the Guardian Council. Their six-year tenure will end tomorrow....

IRNA Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei issued a message on Friday condoling the demise of Ayatollah Mohammad Momen, a member of the Assembly of Experts and a member of Guardian Council. In his message, the Supreme Leader said that Ayatollah Momens demise was a loss for the seminary. Ayatollah Khamenei hailed Ayatollah Momens ...

Press TV -Renowned Islamic scholar Ayatollah Mohammad Danesh Zadeh Qomi (Momen), who was a jurist member of Iran's Guardian Council, has passed away after a months-long struggle with disease. Ayatollah Momen passed awayatthe age of 81 in ahospital in the capital Tehran on Thursday after spending the past two months battling with brain hemorrhage ...

IRNA - A jurist member of the Guardian Council emphasized that the council has made extensive and detailed studies to review the FATF bills. Siamak Rah Pak said Wednesday about how FATF bills were reviewed by the Guardian Council, Unfortunately, in some cases, some officials have said the Guardian Council has been reviewing the FATF bills superficially ...

MNA Iranian lawmakers will review the potential solutions to the flaws in the bill on Irans accession to the convention against the funding of terrorism (CFT), which have been pointed out by the Guardian Council. The lawmakers are set to look into the matter during the Parliaments open session today (Wed.)to discover appropriate legal ...

IFP - The spokesman for Irans legislative watchdog says the body will not be intimidated by opponents of Irans joining a UN convention against the financing of terrorism, who have in recent days been pressuring the parliament not to approve the plan. The Guardian Council wont yield to pressures and will announce its opinion within the framework ...

Bourse and Bazaar | Esfandyar Batmanghelidj: Irans efforts to meet the action plan requirements set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global standard setting body, faced another setback as reports emerged that the Guardian Councilhad rejectedaspects of the bill approved by parliament that would see Iran accede to the United Nations Convention ...

MNA In an official decree, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani signed into law the CFT amendment bill which was passed by the parliament and approved by the Guardian Council this morning. After the Guardian Council of Iran asserted the amendment bill on combating the financing of terrorism (CFT) is consistent with the countrys Constitution ...

MNA AyatollahAhmad Jannati has been reelected as the chairman of the Guardian Council for the 25th consecutive year. During the annual election of board of governors of the Guardian Council on Wednesday, AyatollahAhmad Jannati was re-elected as the Chairman, while Mohammadreza Alizadeh and Abbasali Kadkhodaei remained in their offices as deputy ...

Tasnim Spokesman for Irans Guardian Council said the influential body, which is in charge of supervising elections, is not of the same mind with the Interior Ministry about its decision not to publicize the ballot counts gradually after conclusion of Fridays presidential election. The Guardian Council recommends that the reports and results ...

IRNA The Council of Guardians of the Constitution is examining the qualifications of the Iranian presidential candidates today. The Guardians Council spokesman, Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei, wrote the news on his personal Telegram channel and refuted the hearsay about the elections and examination of the candidates qualifications of the upcoming presidential ...

Press TV- Irans Guardian Council has started the process of auditing the credentials ofthe nominees, who haveregistered to run in the forthcoming 12th presidential election, the bodys spokesman says. According to the Constitution, the Guardian Council has a five-day [deadline] to examine the qualifications of the hopefuls and announce [the results],...

IRNA Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani announced that the Council of Guardians has approved parliaments amendments to next year budget. I have just been informed that next years budget has been approved the Council of Guardians and the council has found no other problem with it, Larijani said. Iranian parliament last Sunday approved the countrys ...