The spokesman of parliament's Judicial and Legal Affairs Committee has said Major Hajj has been cancelled due to the severance of ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Commenting on the impact of a break in ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia on this years Hajj, Mohammad Ali Esfanani said, "Iran should have taken the first step to cut its ties with ...

By Xinhua TEHRAN, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- AnIranian lawmaker said the " illegal" sanctions imposed on Iran by those countries that claim to advocate human rights target the middle-class people in a blatant violation of human rights, Press TV reported on Saturday. "The (so-called) advocates of human rights have proven the West 's double standards regarding ...

An Iranian lawmaker has censured a recent resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly on human rights situation in Iran as illegal. The UN follows a selective and one-sided approach to human rights, Mohammad-Ali Esfanani, spokesman of Iran Majlis Legal and Judicial Committee said on Saturday. He added that such resolutions were a tool in the ...