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Iranian MPs to ask Rouhani questions in five areas 02 Aug 2018

Iranian MPs to ask Rouhani questions in five areas

TEHRAN – Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani announced on Wednesday that he has received a request by 80 MPs to ask President Hassan Rouhani questions in five areas. Larijani said that the president has one month to attend the parliament and answer the questions. The five areas are the government’s failure to stop smuggling of […]

Lawmakers to question labor minister 02 Aug 2018

Lawmakers to question labor minister

TEHRAN – The presiding board of the parliament confirmed on Wednesday that it had received a letter for impeaching Labor Minister Ali Rabiei, MP Ali Asqar Yousef-Nezhad said. The letter for impeachment has been signed by 40 MPs, ISNA reported. Rabiei already appeared before parliament in March, when they voted to keep him in office. […]

Basij ready to help government in economic war 01 Aug 2018

Basij ready to help government in economic war

 The Commander of Iran’s Basij Resistance Force Gholamhossein Gheybparvar said on Wednesday that Basij is ready to help government in solving economic issues. “While the enemies are waging an economic war on the Islamic Republic of Iran, the government is expected to line up for an economic war,” said the Commander of Iran’s Basij Resistance […]

France hopes to get US ‘Permission’ to Supply Jets to Iran 01 Aug 2018

France hopes to get US ‘Permission’ to Supply Jets to Iran

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire’s interview to a local broadcaster comes as France, along with other European nations, continues to seek exemptions from US secondary sanctions on its firms doing business with Iran. Speaking to the French broadcaster BFMTV, France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire voiced hope that the United States would allow the […]

MPs call for ‘maximum’ reshuffle in cabinet 01 Aug 2018

MPs call for ‘maximum’ reshuffle in cabinet

 In a letter to President Rouhani, 193 members of the Parliament demanded introduction of ‘maximum resuffles’ in the administration’s cabinet. Putting forward this demand, parliamentarians also highlighted that these changes will benefit the country. The letter was read in the open session of the Parliament on Wednesday by Mohammad Ali Vakili, a member of Parliament’s […]

‘No preconditions’ means no sanctions 01 Aug 2018

‘No preconditions’ means no sanctions

Iranian President’s Adviser Hesamodin Ashna addressed US President Donald Trump on Wed., reminding him that ‘no preconditions’ for meeting with President Rouhani means ‘no enforcement of illegal sanctions’ on Iran. Iranian President’s Adviser Hesamodin Ashna reacted to US President Donald Trump’s call for a meeting with President Rouhani without any preconditions, voicing doubt that Trump and his […]

Parliament agrees on formation of cultural heritage ministry 01 Aug 2018

Parliament agrees on formation of cultural heritage ministry

Iranian lawmakers passed a bill Wed. that called for the transformation of the organization of cultural heritage, handicrafts and tourism into a ministry. The single article of the bill, whose general outlines had been passed during the previous sessions at the Parliament, was approved at today’s session with 137 votes in favor, 21 against and […]

Envoy warns of outside attempts to return Iran to FATF blacklist 01 Aug 2018

Envoy warns of outside attempts to return Iran to FATF blacklist

Iranian ambassador to UK said the US, Saudi Arabia, Argentina and Israel made a lot of efforts to return Iran to FATF blacklist at the last plenary session of the global financial watchdog in Paris. Hamid Baeidinejad, Iranian ambassador to London, warned that if Iran cannot come to a satisfactory conclusion on the bills proposed by […]

Decision on Hormuz Strait dependent on Iran’s interests: Navy chief 01 Aug 2018

Decision on Hormuz Strait dependent on Iran’s interests: Navy chief

TEHRAN – Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said on Tuesday that any decision on the strategic Strait of Hormuz is dependent on Iran’s interests. Iran has threatened to shut down the Strait of Hormuz if it cannot export its crude oil. The Trump administration, which withdrew the U.S. from the international nuclear deal in […]

Bill on earthquake preparedness and response in Tehran drafted 01 Aug 2018

Bill on earthquake preparedness and response in Tehran drafted

TEHRAN — Tehran Disaster Mitigation and Management Organization (TDMMO) has prepared a draft of a bill on earthquake preparedness and response, Ahmad Sadeqi, the organization’s director has said. The bill is now drafted and is ready to be submitted to Tehran city council, ISNA news agency quoted Sadeqi as saying on Tuesday. Once the council […]