Leader appoints Larijani as advisor, Expediency Council member
Former Parliament speaker, Ali Larijani, has been appointed advisor to Leader of Islamic Revolution and also a member of the Expediency Council.
Ayatollah Amini passes away at 95
Ayatollah Ebrahim Amini, member of Iran’s Expediency Council, passed away on Friday at the age of 95.
FATF-related bills still being reviewed by Expediency Council
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.
Expediency Council working on Palermo, CFT bills
TEHRAN (Iran News) – A member of the Expediency Council, the body in charge of deciding on FATF-related bills, said on Sunday that the two remaining bills, namely the Palermo and CFT, are still being evaluated by the Council. Majid Ansari told IRNA that the two remaining FATF-related bills that Iran has been required by […]
Expediency Council rejects Jahangiri’s remarks on FATF bills
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Expediency Council’s Public Relations has rejected the Tuesday remarks of Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri on FATF bills, saying the council will mull over the bills regardless of all the pressure. The council will consider national interests when examining the bills, the body said in a statement on Wednesday, IRNA reported. […]
Lifting sanctions by US not enough to open talks: Mirsalim
Referring to Iran’s Foreign Minister’s declared conditions for negotiation with the US , Member of Expediency Council Mirsalim said that the US should also pay the costs inflicted to Iran by sanction.
Chinese’s ruling party delegation in Iran for bilateral ties
A Chinese delegation led by Song Tao, head of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), arrived in Iran on Sunday.
Iran’s Expediency Council secretary calls for seizing British tanker in retaliation
Secretary of the Expediency Council (EC) has said Iran should seize a British oil tanker if London doesn’t release the Iranian tanker which was illegally seized by its forces.
FATF decides to continue keeping Iran off the blacklist
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in a recent meeting decided to continue the suspension of counter-measures against Iran, noting the country’s progress of legislative, anti-money laundering efforts.
Expediency Council reviews ratification of CFT, Palermo bills
The Sun. meeting of the Expediency Council was dedicated to addressing the ratification of two controversial FATF-related treaties, namely the convention against the funding of terrorism (CFT) and the UN Palermo Convention on Transnational Organized Crime.