Deputy Majlis Speaker Mohammad Reza Bahonar announced on Tuesday the impeachment session for Education Minister Ali Asghar Fani will be held next Wednesday, IRNA reported.
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Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian traveled to Saudi Arabia on Monday to take part in an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on…
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The secretary of the Supreme National Security Council said Iran will never accept to compromise its rights in a possible nuclear deal with the major powers to meet a target date for its…
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The intelligence minister said security and peace prevail across the country, with conflicts among political parties at their lowest level ever.
Seyyed Mahmoud Alavi made the remarks in a…
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The Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government's minister of interior expressed the KRG's resolve to create a favorable atmosphere for the presence of Iranian businessmen and companies in Iraqi Kurdistan…
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The US Senate may vote early next week on an amendment to the National Defense Authorization bill proposed by Republican Senator Mark Kirk to extend Iran sanctions legislation until 2026.
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The Majlis Education and Research Commission, which had been tasked to review impeachment proceedings against Education Minister Ali Asghar Fani, was not convinced by his explanations in a meeting…
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Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the situation in Yemen is deplorable, urging regional and Muslim countries to reinforce their unity to end Saudi Arabia’s aggression against Yemen.
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The spokesperson for the Interior Ministry told IRNA on Sunday the ministry plans to buy 95,000 electronic ballot boxes for the Feb. 26, 2016 parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections. The…
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Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan said on Sunday the policy of world powers on the Middle East has caused the critical situation in the region, IRNA reported. “The current developments in the…
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Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs told IRNA on Sunday the government and the Majlis will hold a joint meeting at Tehran's Summit Conference Hall on Sunday. President Hassan Rouhani,…
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Deputy Foreign Ministers Abbas Araqchi and Majid Takht-Ravanchi will join nuclear talks in Vienna tomorrow, IRNA reported. The expert-level talks aimed at writing the annexes to the text of…
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Former vice president Mohammad Reza Aref defended the performance of the administration of President Hassan Rouhani, saying the reformists have supported the government, which is faced with a…
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The deputy chairman of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee told ICANA on Sunday a nuclear deal with the major powers would benefit the region.
“If (nuclear negotiations)…
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Iran rejected as “baseless” a statement by Persian Gulf Arab states supporting the United Arab Emirates’ claim to three Iranian islands.
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The chairman of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said it is unrealistic to deny the negative impact of the sanctions imposed on Iran over its nuclear program.
"It is…
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The interior minister underlined the government's role in conducting elections as an organizer that seeks to preserve citizens' legal rights, saying the government is in no way pursuing the aim of…
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The US secretary of state said there are grounds for hope to reach a deal in negotiations with Tehran over its nuclear program.
Asked in an interview with the Boston Globe published on…
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Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said he will not endorse any candidate in the parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections scheduled to be held concurrently on Feb. 26, 2016.
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Foreign Secretary of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar expressed hope Iran and the major powers would reach a final agreement to resolve the long-running dispute over Tehran's nuclear program soon,…
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President Hassan Rouhani said Iran will ultimately have the major powers terminate sanctions through the United Nations, the same organization which was used to adopt sanctions resolutions in the…
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Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani is scheduled to leave Tehran for Dublin today for a two-day official visit at the invitation of the speaker of the lower house of the Irish Parliament, Sean Barrett,…
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The head of the election headquarters told Fars News Agency on Sunday the Interior Ministry has written a letter signed by Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli to the Guardians Council to obtain the…
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An unnamed source close to the negotiating team rejected reports that Iran is considering a change of venue for the nuclear talks with the major powers for security reasons.
“There is no…
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Iran and the major powers have made progress in nuclear talks on the issue of sanctions relief for Tehran, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told journalists in Vienna.
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