TEHRAN (Iran News) – Parliament approved a new election law of Iraq aimed at giving political independents a better chance of winning seats in parliament. The new election law changes each of the Iraq 18 provinces into several electoral districts, with one legislator elected per 100,000 people, AP reported. It also prevents parties from running […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – China hosted the leaders of squabbling neighbors South Korea and Japan for their first official meeting in over a year on Tuesday, flexing its diplomatic muscle with America’s two key Asian allies and seeking unity on how to deal with North Korea. Free trade and economic cooperation were also at the […]

Secretary of the Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei said the two remaining FATF-related bills, namely the Palermo and CFT, are still being reviewed by the Council’s members.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said on Tue. that peace, justice and progress will be realized through the dialogue of religious followers.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks with Omani FM, Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah in Muscat within the framework of consultations between the two countries. The meeting between Iranian FM, Mohamad Javad Zarif, and Omani FM in Muscat, came after the Omani minister visited Tehran early in December and […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – A senior Iranian official says Israel “will regret” its air raids on Syria, and that the Syrian and Lebanese nations will give a response to the Tel Aviv regime. “Israel air raids on Syria will not go unanswered, and Tel Aviv will regret these crimes,” Ali Akbar Velayati, an adviser to […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The United States vigorously advocated outer space domain strategy in disregard of opposition from the international community constitutes a direct threat to peace and security of the outer space, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry says. Spokesman Geng Shuang made the remarks at a regular news briefing in Beijing on […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and held talks with Ansarullah spokesman from Yemen, Mohammad Abdul Salam on Tuesday in Oman. The meeting between Zarif and Ansarullah on Yemen was held in Muscat where the two sides conferred on the latest developments in Yemen. Zarif departed for Oman on Monday. […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – US 2020 presidential, House Representative Tulsi Gabbard has been urged to resign from her post in the wake of defying the Democratic Party and voting “Present” in the impeachment of President Donald Trump. A former Democratic governor of Hawaii called on the presidential hopeful on Monday to immediately resign from her […]

Top Advisor to Iranian Leader Ali Akbar Velyati noted on Monday that Iran does not back any of the Iraqi PM candidates.