Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani says the Islamic Republic is keen to hold negotiations with the world but the United States. “US’ fraudulent arrogance has led to its fake narcissism. The Americans falsely think that their overstatements about regional nations and the Iranians will bear fruits,” he said on Sunday. He added that however, [...]

A senior Iranian lawmaker says the US has failed to fulfill its promise of change, stating that the “time is ripe” for a turn in US policies towards Iran. Alaeddin Boroujerdi, the head of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis) National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, made the comments after US Democratic Senator John Kerry called for [...]

Iranian Parliament (Majlis) members will receive Egyptian visas by August 10 to travel to Gaza after meeting with Egypt’s Parliamentary and government officials. Announcing the development on Sunday, Mahmoud Ahmadi Bighash, the Majlis member in charge of coordinating the Gaza visit by Iranian MP’s, announced in a press briefing that the four-member Majlis delegation are [...]

Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani says the Islamic Republic has influence in the Middle East region but does not use it to build an empire. “If the Zionist regime (Israel) bullies Palestine we will stand against it and if it decides to attack Lebanon Hezbollah will confront it,” IRNA quoted Larijani as saying on [...]

The Iranian Parliament (Majlis) has modified the country’s copyright law, granting authors or creators of an original work permanent right to copy, distribute and adapt the work. The previous copyright law stated that the financial rights of all Iranian writers, composers and artists should be transferred to their heirs, or by covenant, for a period [...]

Iran’s deputy national police chief says six militants were killed on Friday and Saturday in Sistan-Baluchestan Province, which was the scene of a terrorist attack on Thursday. Some of the roads in the province that could be used by criminals, counter-revolutionaries, and smugglers have been blocked, Brig. Gen. Ahmad Reza Radan said on Saturday and [...]

Zahedan representative in the Iranian Parliament (Majlis) has tendered his resignation following the terrorist attack on the Zahedan Grand Mosque. In the resignation letter addressed to Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani, Hossein-Ali Shahriari said he was resigning for the inability of authorities to maintain security in his constituency. Shahriari lamented his failure to assert the rights [...]

Iran’s Guardian Council (GC) has approved a bill by the Iranian Parliament to hold presidential and city council elections simultaneously. According to GC spokesman Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei, the bill was approved on Monday since it was not found in contradiction to the Islamic law or the Constitution, IRIB reported. Kadkhodaei further pointed out that another [...]

Speaker of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Ali Larijani says the West’s policy of ‘divide and rule’ pushed neighboring Afghanistan toward instability and terrorism. “The interference of certain governments sowed the seeds of discord in Afghanistan, and this continued meddling shaped terrorist behaviors in the country,” IRNA quoted Larijani as saying Saturday. The comments were made [...]

Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Speaker says an upcoming inter-parliamentary summit will strive to unite civil rights organizations against Israeli atrocities in Gaza. Ali Larijani headed for the Syrian capital of Damascus on Tuesday to attend an Islamic Inter-parliamentary summit. Before flying to Damascus, Larijani said the Palestinian issue should be constantly discussed until a practical solution [...]

June 20 in the Iranian calendar stands for the martyrdom of the Iranian scientist and brave combatant, Shahid Mostafa Chamran. Mostafa Chamran Savei was an Iranian scientist who served as defense minister and member of parliament, as well as commander of paramilitary volunteers in the Sacred Defense against the western backed invading Saddam forces. Chamran [...]

People in Sistan Baluchistan Province were exchanging congratulatory SMSs after they heard about early Sunday execution of terrorist Abdulmalek Rigi. Meanwhile, a Sunni member of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis) too confirmed the public joy, saying the execution of the US-backed terrorist extremely delighted people living in the eastern parts of the country who used to [...]

Iranian Parliament (Majlis) speaker calls for the extension of Iran’s uranium enrichment to a base level of 20-percent, as the US and EU continue efforts to impose additional unilateral sanctions on Tehran. Addressing Iranian lawmakers at a parliamentary session on Wednesday, Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani criticized the West for putting together a new round of [...]

Iranian lawmakers have approved a bill calling on the country’s Foreign Ministry to establish a major effort to enforce a total embargo of goods originating in Israel. The lawmakers agreed on Wednesday to task a committee with identifying Israeli companies and institutions in order to step up efforts for imposing a ban on Israeli products. [...]

Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani says the United States is far from ready for efforts directed at nuclear disarmament. In a Saturday press conference, Larijani addressed the NPT Review Conference which wrapped up in New York on Friday, and criticized the US for refusing to commit to a definite timetable for complete nuclear disarmament [...]

The Iranian Parliament (Majlis) has issued a statement voicing its full support of an agreement between Iran and Turkey on nuclear fuel swap. Iran on Monday agreed to send some 1,200 kg of its 3.5 percent enriched uranium to Turkey in exchange for a total of 120 kg of 20 percent uranium. The nuclear declaration [...]

Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani has hailed Turkey for supporting a diplomatic solution on Iran’s nuclear activities. In a meeting with Turkish President Abdullah Gul on the sidelines of the Inter-Parliamentary Union meeting in Istanbul on Sunday, Larijani expressed hope that Iran’s nuclear issue would eventually be resolved through diplomatic means. President Gul, for [...]

Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani is in Turkey to attend an inter-parliamentary conference on Israel’s plan to expand illegal settlements. The three-day emergency meeting organized by the Organization of the Islamic Conference comes as Israel continues defying international calls to stop its settlement expansion projects on annexed Palestinian lands. “The forced migration of Palestinians [...]

The Iranian parliament (Majlis) speaker says the world is now in a “post-US era,” where Washington can no longer dictate its policies on other nations. Speaking on Sunday in Iran’s central city of Yazd, Ali Larijani called on the US authorities to “respect Iran’s rights.” Larijani was speaking on the 30th anniversary of a failed [...]

In line with a recently-proposed bid by the Iranian Parliament (Majlis), the Tehran government moves to reduce diplomatic relations with London. Rapporteur of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Kazem Jalali said Saturday that “certain measures are being taken to ensure that the Parliamentary motion will be implemented as soon as possible.” “The [...]