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US well aware of Iran’s defense power: senior MP

reporter 1222 — Sun, 16 Jun 2019 10:31:42 +0000

He made the remarks in a Saturday meeting with a French delegation led by Chairwoman of Foreign Policy Committee of the French National Assembly Marielle de Sarnez in Tehran.

Referring to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Falahatpisheh said that more efforts is expected from European countries, especially France, to save the deal, hoping that EU would adopt more practical measures in this regard.

Pointing to recent attacks on two oil tankers in the Sea of Oman, he added, “the presence of foreign naval fleet has created instability in the Sea of Oman and in the region.” He said that Iran wants more probe into the case.

He also called on the parliaments of the two countries to pave the ground for enhancing economic ties.

For her part, Marielle de Sarnez said that France and Iran are enjoying strong academic, cultural and medical relations, also hoping for increased ties in different fields.

She noted that keeping JCPOA alive is really important for France and that French officials are determined to put all-out effort to keep Iran in the deal.

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Iran to continue reciprocal policies in framework of NPT, JCPOA: MP

reporter 1222 — Wed, 08 May 2019 08:47:51 +0000

JCPOA is a comprehensive document which notes that if a country doesn’t fulfill its commitments, others can adopt countermeasures, Chairman of National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Iranian Parliament Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh told Mehr News Agency on Wednesday.

“Surely we will continue our reciprocal policies in the framework of JCPOA and NPT,” he added.

The remarks came after the Supreme National Security Council ordered so stop implementation of some parts of commitments of the Islamic Republic of Iran under the JCPOA according to articles 26 and 36 of the agreement. According to the statement, Iran will no longer commit to the restrictions put on the storage of enriched uranium and heavy water under the agreement.

The remaining parties to the nuclear deal have been given 60 days to implement their commitments under the JCPOA, particularly those related to the banking and oil sectors. Failure to do so will prompt the Islamic Republic to stop complying with restrictions on the level of uranium enrichment and the modernization of Arak heavy water reactor, the statement says.

The Iranian MP also said that Iran will enter into ‘serious’ technical negotiations with International Atomic Energy Agency and remaining signatories of the Nuclear Deal to “produce our required [nuclear] fuel in different levels.”

He went on to highlight that pulling out of JCPOA and NPT is not on the agenda.

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Iran has not declared war on US: senior MP

reporter 1222 — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 07:30:12 +0000

“Iran has adopted a defensive measure in the face of Washington’s measure which is internationally unconventional and against human rights charter,” he told IRNA Wednesday, highlighting, “this [Iran’s measure] does not mean a declaration of war.”

Falahatpisheh, who is in Moscow for tripartite talks on Syria, also called on members of the Iranian Parliament to avoid making comments such as those related to killing US troops, noting that the country’s policy is ‘defensive’ and such remarks are not on the agenda.

Trump administration announced Monday that it is designating Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a foreign terrorist organization. In response to this unprecedented measure against the military force of another country, the Iranian Supreme National Security Council accused the US government of supporting terrorism and recognized the US Central Command (CENCTOM) as a terrorist organization.

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Iranian Parl. delegation to attend tripartite meeting in Moscow on Syria

reporter 1222 — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:01:18 +0000

Iran, Russia and Turkey parliaments are set to hold a joint meeting in State Duma, Moscow, on April 10 to address the ongoing situation in Syria.

Chairman of Iran’s Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, will head the Iranian delegation at the event.

The meeting will be held in line with the cooperation between Iran, Russia and Turkey in the framework of Astana process to bring peace and security to Syria.

The Astana process was launched by Russia, Turkey and Iran in January 2017 to bring all warring parties in Syria to the negotiating table to complement the UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva.

Cooperation between the guarantors of peace in Syria has also been able to preserve the territorial integrity and national sovereignty and independence of Syria.

The next round of the Astana talks will be held in the Kazakh capital of Nur-Sultan on April 25-26.

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Iran to designate US forces as terrorists if Washington blacklists IRGC: senior MP

reporter 1222 — Sat, 06 Apr 2019 09:30:26 +0000

In a Saturday tweet, the senior lawmaker wrote, “If IRGC is placed on America’s list of terrorist groups, we will put that country’s military on the terror blacklist besides Daesh [ISIL].”

The remarks came after a report by the Wall Street Journal which claimed that US officials will designate IRGC as a foreign terrorist organization. The move could be announced as early as Monday, April 8, according to WSJ. If carried out, it will mark the first time another country’s military has been branded as a terrorist group.

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INSTEX not to fulfill all of Iran’s expectations

reporter 1222 — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 09:31:39 +0000

After the unilateral withdrawal of US from Iran Nuclear Deal, officially known as JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action), other signatories of the deal vowed to keep it alive. After months of delay, European signatories, i.e. Germany, UK, and France established a financial mechanism dubbed as INSTEX (Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges) to facilitate trade ties with Iran and ditch US sanctions; however, the channel is yet to prove its true effectiveness.

“Still, many European countries delay joining INSTEX,” Falahatpisheh told Mehr News Agency on Sunday, adding, “only Germany, France and UK are after implementing the mechanism.”

The senior MP said that he has recently discussed the issue with representatives of some European states.

“Our trade transactions with Europe should not be limited to just these three countries,” he highlighted, adding, “although, Germany, France and UK are Europe’s strongest states, we expect that all European Union member states, not just the European Troika, will join INSTEX.”

“Although INSTEX does not meet all our expectations, every step taken by European countries in this regard is a blow to US’ unilateralism,” he also added.

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US, allies cannot bear Iran’s use of peaceful nuclear energy: Falahatpisheh

reporter 1222 — Sun, 27 Jan 2019 08:31:24 +0000

Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh said that Iran’s use of peaceful nuclear energy has turned into a challenge for the United States, the Israeli regime and their allies in the region.

Chairman of National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Iranian Parliament made the remarks in a Saturday meeting in Tehran with Abdelhamid Si Afif, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Community at People’s National Assembly of Algeria.

“We have achieved independence in the political, scientific, and technological fields, and now the peaceful use of Iran’s nuclear energy and the strengthening of the country’s defense capabilities with indigenous knowledge has turned into a challenge for the United States, Israeli regime and their allies in the region,” Iranian MP said.

He called for increased unity among all Muslim countries to counter Western conspiracies against Islam.

Elsewhere he said that there are many fields that Iran and Algeria can boost bilateral cooperation, expressing hope that some problems in the way of implementing previously-reached agreements, including in banking and trade sectors would be resolved.

For his part, Abdelhamid Si Afif said that Algeria is after boosting economic and trade cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Algeria is looking forward to expanding economic cooperation with the Islamic Republic and it’s also looking to cooperate in fields in which both sides are highly capable, he added.

Pointing to strong and friendly parliamentary relations between the two countries, he added that Algeria has hosted various delegations from Iran and many high-level talks have been held between the two countries which shows the depth of these ties.

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Parliamentary delegation in Syria for talks

reporter 1222 — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 10:01:22 +0000

An Iranian parliamentary delegation left Tehran on Sunday morning for Damascus to discuss parliamentary ties with Syrian officials, Mehr reported.

Headed by Chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, the delegation is set to exchange views with Syrian officials about the future of Tehran-Damascus relations in the post-Daesh era.

The committee has held several politico-economic meetings with Syrian and Iraqi officials to boost Iran’s relations with those countries, especially in the aftermath of the crises they have been dealing with.

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Expediency Council to close case on CFT, Palermo bills by Feb

reporter 1222 — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 12:30:36 +0000

Senior Iranian MP Falahatpisheh said Sun. that the fate of the two remaining FATF-related bills, namely CFT and Palermo, will be decided at the Expediency Council by next month.

Chairman of National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Iranian Parliament Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh said the Parliament will close the case on the bill on Iran’s accession to the convention against the funding of terrorism (CFT) by next week.

He added that the Expediency Council would give the final say on the CFT bill, as well as the UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime (known in Iran as Palermo) by next month.

He explained that the two FATF-related bills, namely the amendment bill on anti-money laundering and another amendment bill on combating terrorist financing, concerned amending domestic laws, which were passed recently.

Falahatpisheh added that the bill on Iran’s accession to the UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime will be put on the Expediency Council’s agenda soon.

The controversial CFT bill will be reviewed in the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee today to address and resolve the remaining flaws pointed out by the Guardian Council, he added.

The senior MP maintained that the fate of the two remaining bills will be decided by the Expediency Council by next month.

FATF has given Iran a February deadline to complete the necessary reforms regarding its removal from the task force’s blacklist.

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Expediency Council to give final say on anti-money laundering, CFT bills

reporter 1222 — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 11:30:36 +0000

A senior Parliament Member said Sun. that the Expediency Council will give the final say on the two FATF-related bills on combating money laundering and Iran’s accession to the convention against the funding of terrorism (CFT).

Chairman of National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Iranian Parliament Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh said returning the amendment bill on combating money laundering to the Parliament for removing the pointed out flaws seems to be off the table, therefore the bill, after taking every factor into consideration, will be referred to the Expediency Council for the final verdict.

Falahatpisheh added that the bill on Iran’s accession to the convention against the funding of terrorism (CFT), which was returned to the Expediency Council upon insistence from the Parliament and objection to the bill from the Guardian council, will be put on the Expediency Council’s agenda after the Council has reviewed the anti-money laundering bill.

On Dec. 5, lawmakers passed the amendment bill on Iran’s accession to the convention against the funding of terrorism (CFT), which was ratified in early October, as part of efforts to oblige the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to remove the country from its blacklist.

The Guardian Council rejected the bill on November 4, on the basis of having found a series of faults with it, which, according to its spokesman Abbasali Kadkhodaei, were either ambiguous or ran counter to the country’s Shari’ah and the Constitutional law.

7 out of the 22 flaws as pointed out by the Guardian Council were amended by the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, and the case was referred to the the Expediency Council for the final verdict.

FATF has given Iran a February deadline to complete the necessary reforms regarding its removal from the task force’s blacklist.

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