Posts Tagged: Iranian Parliament
Iran’s Zarif Claims to Parliament That US Preparing to Lift Nearly All Sanctions in Nuclear Talks
Iran’s foreign minister sent a report to the country’s parliament asserting that the US has agreed to far-reaching concessions on sanctions in order to rejoin...
Iran’s Ex-Parliament Speaker Demands Explanation for Vote Disqualification
The former speaker of the Iranian parliament Ali Larijani demanded on Saturday an explanation from an election watchdog on why he was barred from running...
Iran Lawmakers Chant ‘Death to America’ as US Called ‘Terrorist’
Iranian lawmakers chanted "Death to America" during a parliament session on Sunday after a speaker accused the United States of being the "real world terrorist,"...
Rouhani to Appear Before Iranian Parliament Soon, Says Lawmaker
An Iranian lawmaker said on Saturday that President Hassan Rouhani would appear before parliament on Aug. 28 to answer questions on his government's handling of...
Rouhani: Iran Could Quit Nuclear Deal in ‘Hours’ if New US Sanctions Imposed
Iran could abandon its nuclear agreement with world powers "within hours" if the United States imposes any more new sanctions, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said...
Iranian Official: Only 7 Minutes Needed for Our Missile to Reach Tel Aviv
JNS.org - A senior Iranian official warned Saturday that if the US launches an attack on Iran, his country could hit the Israeli metropolis of...
Iran Hinting at Intervention in Nigeria to ‘Protect Country’s Shiites’
Iranian officials signaled intent on Tuesday to intervene in Nigeria on behalf of the country's Shiite Muslim population, Iran's pro-regime Tasnim News Agency reported. The officials were responding to the...
Iranian National Security Official: No Active Centrifuges Out of Commission
An Iranian lawmaker said on Sunday that none of the country's active centrifuges has been decommissioned, the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) reported. According to the report, Alaeddin...
Khamenei Approves Iran Nuclear Deal, With Conditions
JNS.org - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei signed off on an amended nuclear deal that was approved by Iran’s parliament last week. In a letter to...
Iranian Hardliners Push Back Against Adoption of Nuclear Deal
Iranian leaders continued to push back against the country's full ratification of the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, just days after the Majlis (the country's parliament) passed...
Iran Document on Amended JCPOA Includes Anti-Israel Section
JNS.org - This week, several news outlets have reported that the Iranian parliament, the Majlis, approved the nuclear deal that was signed in July with world powers, known...
Senior Iran Official: No Change in Stance on Israel, Which ‘Should be Annihilated’
JNS.org - A senior Iranian official on Tuesday called for Israel’s annihilation and rejected the claim by British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond that Iran’s government...
Iran Parliament to Question FM Zarif for Saying PA Peace Deal Could Lead to Iran Recognizing Israel
The Iranian Parliament has called Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to respond to statements made in a German television interview that the Islamic Republic would...
Iranian Lawmaker Says Fordo Nuclear Plant “Will Never Be Shut Down”
Times of Israel - A senior Iranian politician said Tehran would never shut down the controversial Fordo nuclear facility Sunday, insisting demands that...