Iranian parliament speaker’s race; Aref, Larijani, Hajibabaie to vie for best seat
Approaching the time of Iranian parliament mid-term internal election, different fractions lobby to push forward their desired MP for the post of Iranian parliament speaker. Omid Fraction in Iranian Parliament announced that it has decided to support MP Mohammad Reza Aref in the race for the job of Iranian parliament speaker. The members of Omid […]
Enemies plot to harm Iran’s economy
Enemies have aimed to harm Iran’s economy through damaging its currency reserves, said Iran’s First Vice-President Es’hagh Jahangiri. Making the remarks on a meeting with representatives of petrochemical companies, he added, “we need to get the currency from the sale of petrochemical products to the country’s economy.” “We are now in a new situation and […]
Tehran to resume direct flights to Sulaymaniyah
Iran will soon resume direct flights from Tehran to Sulaymaniyah, a city in Iraq’s Kurdistan, almost 9 months after Baghdad imposed an air ban on the region in retaliation for an independence vote. Dana Mohammad, media manager at Sulaymaniyah International Airport in Iraqi Kurdistan, said Tuesday that Iranian airliners are getting ready to resume inbound […]
Enemies seek to curb Iran oil after scrapping JCPOA
The enemies seek to quickly curb Iran’s oil income amid new sanctions, while the government is trying hard to tackle people’s problems, according to the Iranian government spokesman. “The enemies seek to curb Iran petro dollars, but the government is trying hard to tackle people’s problems,” the Iranian government spokesman Mohammad Bagher Nobakht said in his […]
Iran not concerned about other countries’ relations with US
Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei said Tue. in a meeting with Switzerland ambassador that the relations of other countries in the region with the United States do not concern Iran. “We chant slogans like ‘Death to America’, but we do not prevent any country in the region from having relations with the United […]
Iran strongly condemns ‘biased’ US courts’ verdicts
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman condemned the US court’s verdict convicting Iran of involvement in the 9/11 attacks in New York city. Speaking to reporters on Monday afternoon, Bahram Ghasemi said that the Islamic Republic of Iran has always strongly condemned the biased, political, baseless and default judgments by US courts against Iran. “Issuing such an […]
Leader calls on university students to continue Revolution’s goals
In a meeting with university students and representatives of students’ unions, Ayatollah Khamenei said that students need to continue fulfilling the objectives of the Islamic Revolution. “Within the revolutionary forces, after the Islamic Revolution, there was a false assumption that the ‘revolution’ would last up until the formation of the Establishment, and after that goal was achieved, […]
Rouhani: Private sector able to foil sanctions effects
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday reiterated his administration’s policy to help boost the country’s economy and said the private sector is capable to offset “the weapon of sanctions”. “If we side with one another, we will turn any sanction into an opportunity,” Rouhani said in a meeting with a group of university professors […]
Parliament moving to turn Leader’s JCPOA demands into law
TEHRAN – Iranian lawmakers are preparing a bill based on the Leader’s demands on the nuclear deal, chairman of the Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said on Monday. “The period of making statements and announcements about BARJAM is over,” Alaeddin Boroujerdi said, using the Persian acronym for the 2015 nuclear agreement, officially known […]
‘Internal frictions, not U.S. sanctions, make Iran vulnerable’
TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy parliament speaker says the main problem is not the U.S. sanctions but internal frictions which have made the country vulnerable. “If we want to stand up to America, the only thing that has made us vulnerable is domestic frictions not America’s sanctions,” Masoud Pezeshkian said in an interview with Farhikhtegan newspaper […]