Posts Tagged: Iran Parliament
Iran MPs Set Conditions for Reviving 2015 Nuclear Deal Amid Stalled Talks
Iranian lawmakers have set conditions for the revival of a 2015 nuclear pact, including legal guarantees approved by the US Congress that Washington would not...
Iran Parliament Approves Most Raisi Nominees to Hardline Cabinet
Iran’s parliament on Wednesday approved all but one of President Ebrahim Raisi's big-name nominees for a cabinet of hardliners that will have the task of...
Iranian Lawmakers Criticize Tehran’s Deal With IAEA on Snap Inspections
Iranian lawmakers protested on Monday against Tehran's decision to permit “necessary” monitoring by the UN nuclear watchdog for up to three months, saying the move broke a law mandating...
Iranian MPs Seek Hardening of Nuclear Stance After Scientist Killed
A bill requiring Iran's government to step up uranium enrichment closer to the level needed for a nuclear weapon, and ignore other restraints on its...
New Iran Parliament Convenes Under Strict Coronavirus Curbs
Iran's new parliament convened on Wednesday after the Feb. 21 elections under strict health protocols and social distancing rules to ward off the coronavirus in...
Iranians Vote in Parliamentary Election, Hardliners Set to Dominate
Iranians were voting on Friday in a parliamentary election likely to help hardline loyalists of the supreme leader tighten their grip on power as the...
Iran Starts Election Campaign With Thousands Barred From Standing
Iran's week-long parliamentary election campaign started on Thursday, state TV reported, a vote seen as a popularity test for the clerical establishment at a time...
Sole Jewish Member of Iran Parliament Calls for Jews to Protest Zionism
JNS.org - The only Jewish member of Iran’s parliament is calling on Jews to participate at an annual Iranian-backed, antisemitic rally in London scheduled for Sunday. “Jewish Iranians...
Iran Lawmakers Authorize Firm Action Against US ‘Terrorist’ Acts
Iran's parliament passed a bill on Tuesday requiring the government take firm steps to respond to "terrorist actions" by US forces, state TV reported, retaliating...
Iran Parliament Censures Rouhani in Sign Pragmatists Losing Sway
Iran's parliament voted on Tuesday to reject President Hassan Rouhani's explanations for economic hardship after a dramatic grilling on live TV, a sign his pragmatic...
Iran’s Minister of Labor Sacked by Parliament
Iran’s minister of cooperatives, labor and social welfare, Ali Rabiei, was sacked by parliament on Wednesday, state media reported, the latest shuffle in top economic...
Iran’s Parliament Votes to Increase Spending on Missile Program, Revolutionary Guards
Iran’s parliament voted overwhelmingly Sunday to increase spending on its ballistic missile program and the foreign operations of its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, chanting “Death to...
Outgoing Iranian Parliament Demands Compensation From US for ‘Spiritual, Material Damage’ Over Past 63 Years
The outgoing Iranian Parliament is demanding unspecified compensation from the United States for its involvement in "spiritual and material damage" for the past 63 years,...
After Election, Rouhani Says Iranian Voters Chose ‘Right and Proper Path’
Iranian voters chose "the right and proper path for the country," moderate President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday after final election results showed his allies...
