Iranian Foreign Minister Mohamamd Javad Zarif is attending a Parliament’s open session today to answer lawmakers’ questions on nuclear deal talks, among other issues. The Iranian top diplomat will be questioned by representatives of Tehran, Mashhad and Urmia on issues related to the status of nuclear deal negotiations with the EU, dual-nationals, foreign diplomacy to […]

 A member of the Iranian Parliament’s presiding board announced that the 20 signatories of the education minister impeachment bill are revoking their signatures to rescind the impeachment. “The MPs who signed the impeachment bill against the Iranian Minister of Education, Seyyed Mohammad Bat’haei, are now drafting a letter to revoke their signatures and rescind the […]

 Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei on Wed. called on Parliament to pass domestic laws on money laundering and combating terrorism instead of signing up to international conventions. Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks in a meeting with the chairman, representatives, and a group of staff members from the Iranian Parliament on Wednesday. “These international agreements […]

 The Iranian MPS decided to suspend discussing Iran’s accession to the International Convention for the Suppression of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) for two months in coordination with the government. The Iranian Parliament begun reviewing Iran’s accession to Convention for the Suppression of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) and membership in the United Nations Convention against Transnational […]

TEHRAN- A member of development committee of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis) announced that $6 quadrillion rials (more than $142.6 billion) of budget is needed for completion of development projects in Iran, Tasnim news agency reported. Calling on the government to prepare proper ground for completion of all such projects, Alim Yarmohammadi underlined the significance of […]

Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare, Ali Rabiei, has survived his impeachment by a hair’s breadth as half of the lawmakers voted against his leaving his position. 124 lawmakers voted in favor of Rabiei’s impeachment, 126 against and 2 in abstention. According to law, votes in abstention for impeachment sessions are considered as votes […]

TEHRAN – Mohammad Qasim Osmani, a lawmaker from Bukan, said during the parliament’s special closed-door meeting on Sunday, top security officials assured lawmakers that security and order have been restored after days of protests in some cities and towns. Osmani said the intelligence and interior ministers as well as the deputy commander of the Islamic […]

TEHRAN- The bill on establishment of eight new free trade-industrial zones and 12 new free economic zones will be discussed by Iranian parliament (Majlis)’s economic committee within the next two weeks, Morteza Bank, the secretary of Free Zones High Council, announced. It is while about one and half year has passed since the government has […]

TEHRAN – Representative of Tehran to Majlis says that the social commission of Majlis has several bills to study and refer it to Majlis for approval, adding that the bill for protection of the children is the major one. During his visit to Iran News pavilion in the 23rd Press and News Agencies, Mohammad Reza […]

TEHRAN – A member of Majlis Committee on Planning, Budget and Calculations says Majlis is working to impose ban on imports of unnecessary goods in order to support domestic production. In an interview with IRAN NEWS, Hosseinali Haji Deligani said that according to the Supreme Leader’s remarks, imports of goods whose equivalents are produced domestically […]