Nearly 58 million Iranians entitled to participate in parliamentary elections: Interior Ministry

TEHRAN - Jamal Orf, the deputy Interior Minister and the head of the country’s election headquarters, said on Monday that a sum of 57,918,000 Iranians are eligible to participate in the parliamentary elections on Friday. 

Political figures call on people to participate in parliamentary polls 

TEHRAN - In recent days a great number of senior religious and political figures have called on people with different political persuasions to take part in the parliamentary elections.

Washington preventing Riyadh to hold dialogue with Iran: Lebanese daily

TEHRAN – A Lebanese daily has said Washington is preventing dialogue between Tehran and Riyadh.

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Sherman calls assassination of Gen. Soleimani an extraordinary risk

Wendy Sherman, the former undersecretary of state for political affairs who led the U.S. negotiating team that concluded the Iran nuclear agreement, has said that assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani was an extraordinary risk.

‘British diplomat’s presence in January rallies was wrong’

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi has said that presence of British Ambassador Rob Macaire in rallies in Tehran in January was “wrong”.

‘Daesh has resumed activities after Soleimani assassination’

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi has said the world will not be safe from terrorism as much as it was before the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani.

Larijani, Nasrallah discuss regional developments

TEHRAN - Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani, who had visited Lebanon, held talks on Monday with Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on the latest developments in the region.

Eight Iranian conservationists get jail terms on espionage charges: Judiciary 

TEHRAN - From the Judiciary’s point of view, the dossier of environmentalists is regarded as an act against national security, the Judiciary spokesman announced on Tuesday, noting a guilty definite verdict has been issued in the case of the eight conservationists on charges of spying. 

Election is a source of glory and respect for the Islamic establishment 

Ayatollah Khamenei: More voter turnout will lead to stronger parliament 

​​​​​​​ TEHRAN – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, said on Tuesday that if more people vote in the elections the next parliament will be “stronger”.

Who will be next speaker?

TEHRAN- From a long time ago, political factions had saddled their horses to partake in the marathon of parliamentary race on Feb. 21.