Tasnim A number of Iranian lawmakers have put forward a motion to completely remove the US dollar from the transactions made in foreign and domestic trade. According to the motion, which has been received by the presiding board of the parliament, any public or private transaction in US dollar would be prohibited. The law would be enforceable ...

[caption id="attachment_109171" align="alignright" width="205"] A view of Iran's Majlis[/caption] Tehran, March 15, IRNA A member of Parliament said Sunday that 110 MPs have signed a letter to the judiciary chief expressing support for their colleague in the Parliament Ali Motahhari who was attacked last Monday by unknown people. Iraj Abdi told ...

[caption id="attachment_154973" align="alignright" width="204"] Iranian outspoken MP Ali Motahari was attack by a group of assailants in Shiraz on March 9, 2015.[/caption] Over fifty assailantsattacked outspoken Iranian MP Ali Motahari in Shirazwith pepper spray, rotten tomatoes and bricks, causing injury to his face. ISNA reports that Motahari,...

[caption id="attachment_71830" align="alignright" width="140"] Member of the Iranian Parliament Mehdi Davatgari[/caption] Maragheh, East Azarbaijan prov, Feb 19, IRNA A member of the Iranian Parliament said Thursday that the Zionist regime is not satisfied with the positive trend of Iran's nuclear case and is seeking to derail Tehran's talks with ...

[caption id="attachment_13616" align="alignright" width="178"] A satellite image of Iran's military complex at Parchin[/caption] TEHRAN (ISNA)- An Iranian parliament member rejected reports released by the Institute for Science and International Security that Iran has started construction in Parchin military site. The report on new construction in ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) A senior Iranian lawmaker lashed out at the Western countries for their silence over the slaughter of Muslim people in terrorist attacks in Pakistan. Earlier on Friday, over 60 people were killed and dozens more severely injured in a bomb attack on a Shiite mosque and religious center in Pakistan's southern province of Sindh. Local ...

Tehran, Jan 21, IRNA Saudi Arabia can as a strategic partner stand by Iran, but, of course requiring settlement of disputes, a member of Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said on Wednesday. 'Saudi Arabia as an Islamic country in and important geographical situation can be Iran's strategic partner, after settlement of the ...

[caption id="attachment_109102" align="alignright" width="163"] An Iranian technician is working on an oil installation. (File photo)[/caption] Tehran, Jan 14, IRNA Iran has not excluded itself to foreign currency coming from the oil sales, but, the oil market must not be ceded to Saudi Arabia to monopolize the issue, first secretary of Parliament's ...

Tehran, Jan 12, IRNA - A member of Majlis Planning and Budget Commission Elias Nadern on Monday sharply criticized the performance of the government in dealing with economic and political issues. He also criticized the way the government is now dealing with the problems caused by the former government. Referring to the recent gathering on campaign ...

Tehran, Jan 7, IRNA Iranian lawmaker Ramezan Shojaei Kiasari on Wednesday hailed cutting reliance on oil revenues as a positive step. Speaking in a Majlis session, Shojaei Kiasari said: 'We hope that one day the country's budget bill will be completely based on non-oil revenues and that economic prosperity will be sought in agricultural, industrial ...

Tehran, Jan 5, IRNA New power reshuffle in Saudi Arabia will take shape prior of King Abdullah's death, a member of Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said Monday. 'King Abdullah's son has a strong position in the Saudi power pyramid; his father's health is seriously deteriorating; the new political structure that will most ...

Tehran, Jan 6, IRNA An Iranian parliamentarian said investments in oil sector will be given high priority even if the global oil prices continue to decline. Ali Mohammad Ahmadi said the dropping oil prices were a good alert for the country as they underline the fact that investment trends should focus on oil industry and production. Noting that ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) A senior Iranian lawmaker warned about the consequences of the continued imprisonment of the secretary general of Bahrains main opposition party al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Ali Salman, saying that the move will cost Al Khalifa regime dearly. We hope that the Bahraini regime will immediately release Sheikh Ali Salman ...

By Zawya Tehran - Chairman of Majlis Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy Alaeddin Boroujerdi said on Tuesday Iranian Members of Parliament are waiting for Egyptian government's permission to depart for Gaza. He told IRNA that Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi is negotiating with his Egyptian counterpart in this regard. "As the only ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The Iranian parliament's vice-speaker highlighted the good rapport between the countrys Jewish community and the government, saying the community is united with the Iranian nation in confrontation with enemies. The explicit stances of the Jewish community in supporting the Islamic Republics establishment and their obedience to the ...

Tehran, Dec 14, IRNA A senior parliamentarian said on Sunday that the nuclear talks between Iran and the world big powers are approaching their final stage. Member of the presiding board of Majlis Economic Commission Abdolkarim Rajabi told IRNA that according to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, while addressing a Majlis session, the talks between ...

[caption id="attachment_109171" align="alignright" width="166"] A view of Iran's Majlis[/caption] Tehran, Dec 13, IRNA - Mahmoud Shokri, a member of the Economic Commission of Majlis said that in the course of examining the next year budget bill the parliament will not vote for the 10% increase in value added tax. Speaking to IRNA, Shokri said the ...

Tehran, Dec 13, IRNA - A member of the nuclear negotiations team has termed 'incorrect' remarks by the lawmaker Mahmoud Nabavian regarding the agreement on discussing Iran's missile cabability. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the nuclear negotiator on Saturday rejected the MP's recent statement and said, 'Such remarks are considered ...

A top Iranian nuclear negotiator says the Sextet of world powers has made some changes in its demands and redlines in the course of its nuclear talks with Iran. Araqchi made the remarks at a Tuesday meeting with Irans Parliament (Majlis) Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy members, said Seyyed Hossein Naqavi Hosseini, the spokesman for ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The Iranian parliament's vice-speaker used the meeting of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) to condemn Israeli regime's atrocities, and warn the world about the threats posed by the Zionist regime. Addressing the 7th Plenary Session of the APA in Pakistans Lahore on Tuesday, Mohammad Hassan Aboutorabi-Fard pointed to increased ...