IRGC kicks off combat casualty care exercise
The Ground Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) are staging a Combat Casualty Care (CCC) exercise since Sunday morning. The exercise kicked off this morning in the presence of Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and IRGC Ground Forces Commander Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour. Organized by the IRGC Ground Forces, the Combat Casualty Care […]
US to be ‘wheelchair bound’ if attacks Iran: Larijani
Speaker of Iranian Parliament Ali Larijani in reaction to US’ military threats against Iran advised Washington to play it wise, or it would “step on a landmine and be confined to a wheelchair.” “Americans are known for making unwise decisions, but I advise them to use the little brain they have and not to step […]
Expediency Council leaves decision on Palermo bill to next session
The Expediency Council’s Saturday meeting on joining the UN Convention on Transnational Crime (Palermo bill) ended without conclusion, leaving the final decision to the next session. The meeting was chaired by Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani, Iranian Judiciary Chief, and also attended by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani. According to Seyed […]
Larijani slams US double standards regarding human rights
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani rebuked the arrest of Marzieh Hashemi, a US-born anchor working for Iran’s Press TV, saying such tricky measures prove Washington’s double standards regarding human rights. Addressing the Parliament’s open session on Sunday, Larijani said the US’ unlawful treatment with the Press TV anchor shows that Washington just claims to respect […]
US targeting religious foundations in war against Iran
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said the United States may seem to wage security, political and economic war against Iran, but in principle, they target religious foundations, as the source of their adventures.” Larijani made the remark on the occasion of the uprising of the people of Qom against the Pahlavi regime on January 9, 1978, on Wednesday prior to […]
Parl. passes general outline of amendment bill on elections law
Iranian lawmakers on Wed. approved the general outlines of an amendment bill on parliamentary elections law. During a Wed. open session at the Parliament, Iranian lawmakers passed the general outlines of an amendment bill on parliamentary elections law with 155 votes in favor, 64 votes against, and two in abstention. Following the voting, Parliament Speaker Ali […]
Iran Parliament Speaker Underlines Backing Palestinian Resistance
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani highlighted the need for supporting the Palestinian resistance as necessary for foiling enemy plots hatched against Palestine. Supporting resistance is the only way to counter enemies, Larijani said in a meeting with the secretary general of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement, Ziad al-Nakhala, and his accompanying delegation, in the […]
Iran always backs Palestinian people, resistance cause
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said that Islamic Republic of Iran always supports inalienable rights of Palestinian people and resistance movement. He made the above remark in his meeting with the Secretary General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Resistance Movement Ziad al-Nakhala in Tehran on Wed. and said, “supporting cause of Palestine will affect the […]
Iranian Parl. speaker has no account on Twitter: official
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has no account on Twitter, said the director of the Parliament’s Cultural and Public Relations Office. Mehdi Kiaei tweeted on Friday that Larijani has no account on this social media. He went on to mention that the Parliament speaker only has an account on Instagram [@larijani_ir] and an official website […]
Azerbaijan parl. speaker to visit Iran
The Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan Republic Ogtay Asadov is set to visit Iran on Dec. 25-26 upon the official invitation of his Iranian counterpart Ali Larijani. Heading a high-ranking delegation, Asadov is scheduled to hold a number of meetings with top Iranian officials including President Hassan Rouhani, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, […]