Iran approves plan to facilitate production

TEHRAN - The Supreme Council of Economic Coordination convened on Saturday during which a plan to facilitate production process and removing obstacles to it were approved.

Larijani slams EU’s inaction to salvage nuclear pact

TEHRAN – Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has criticized European powers’ lack of commitment to their obligations under the Iran nuclear agreement, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Rouhani, Raisi, and Larijani donate $83,000 to Diya Foundation

TEHRAN – Asadollah Jolaee, the managing director of the Diya (Blood Money) Foundation, has said heads of the three branches of government have donated 3.5 billion rials (nearly $83,000) to the foundation to reduce sentences of prisoners.

Rouhani felicitates Holy Ramadan to leaders of Muslim states

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday sent separate messages to leaders of the Islamic countries to felicitate the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan.

15 think tanks voice concerns over provincial parliamentary polls

TEHRAN – 15 Iranian think tanks have voiced concerns over the motion to change parliamentary elections from local to provincial level, saying the move would decrease voter turnout.

Talks with U.S. will lead to more pressure on Iran: interior minister

TEHRAN - Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said on Sunday that in the current situation, talks with the U.S. will lead to more pressure on Iran.

Larijani: U.S. sanctions move intended to sow ‘international confusion’

TEHRAN - Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday that the U.S. is seeking to sow “international confusion” by taking harsh sanctions measures against Iran.

Iran’s Larijani says Saudi Arabia, UAE unable to boost oil output

TEHRAN – Ali Larijani, the speaker of the Iranian parliament (Majlis), believes that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates cannot increase their oil production in absence of Iran despite what they claim.

Larijani, Motahari on running for president

TEHRAN – Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani and his deputy Ali Motahari have made remarks on whether they would run for president in the 2021 elections.

Larijani says EU has lost its credibility

TEHRAN - Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday that the European Union should not seek any demands because it is has lost its credibility.

Larijani calls talks with U.S. a ‘strategic mistake’

TEHRAN – Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Monday that talks with the U.S. is a “strategic mistake”.

Iranians’ will make Trump ‘regretful’, the parliament speaker says

Larijani: Some regional states ‘cannot be reasoned with’

TEHRAN – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani delivered a warning on Sunday to certain regional countries backing the United States’ antagonism towards Iran.

Iranian MP says U.S. interference is behind chaos in region

TEHRAN - Alaeddin Boroujerdi, an Iranian lawmaker, said on Saturday that interference by the U.S. and sedition by the Zionist regime of Israel are the main culprits behind the chaos in the Middle East region.

Larijani: U.S. misdemeanors created unity in Iran

TEHRAN – Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has said Washington’s misdemeanors against the Islamic Republic have created an atmosphere of unity and harmony inside Iran.

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Senior officials meet, focus on floods  

TEHRAN – Heads of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the government held a meeting for the coordination of economic affairs in Tehran on Sunday.

Larijani: Terror label against IRGC shows depth of U.S. ‘stupidity’

Iran’s parliament to respond to U.S. actions, MPs say in letter to Leader

TEHRAN – Iranian MPs said on Tuesday that the Majlis will take decision which befits the Islamic Republic of Iran against the U.S. actions.

Iranian lawmakers wear IRGC uniforms to jeer U.S.

TEHRAN – Iranian lawmakers on Tuesday uniformly appeared on the Majlis floor wearing outfits of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps in a move to show contempt for the United States’ move a day earlier to name the armed forces terrorist.

Senior Iranian, German lawmakers hold talks

TEHRAN - Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has called for expansion of relations between Iran and Germany in economic and political areas.

Larijani: Islamic states aggrieved at U.S. policies in region

TEHRAN – Islamic countries feel aggrieved at Washington’s bloodthirsty policies in the region, Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday evening, pointing to the Israeli-Palestinian issue.

Larijani says Iraq can always count on friendship with Iran

TEHRAN - Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said on Saturday that Iran-Iraq relations and interaction are “constructive” and “important”.

Larijani says U.S. behavior endangering global peace

TEHRAN – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday that the “imprudent” behavior demonstrated by the Trump administration is endangering the international peace and security.

Blocking aid to flood victims shows U.S. animosity towards Iranians: Larijani

TEHRAN – By blocked the accounts of Iran’s Red Crescent Society the United is practically preventing aid to the Iranian flood victims by other countries, a move which Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said on Saturday clearly shows the depth of Washington’s animosity toward the Iranian people.

No peace without eradicating terror ideology, Larijani tells New Zealand counterpart

TEHRAN – In a message to his New Zealand counterpart Trevor Mallard on Friday, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said peace will never be achieved as long as ideology of terrorists is not eradicated.

Larijani calls for Iran-Azerbaijan visa waiver

TEHRAN – Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on Saturday called on the Azeri government to lift visa requirements for Iranian citizens visiting Azerbaijan in a bid to boost ties between the two neighbors.

New ambassador calls for closer Iran-Tajikistan relations

TEHRAN – Iran’s new ambassador to Tajikistan, Mohammad-Taqi Saberi, on Sunday called for closer ties with Dushanbe, saying he will use every opportunity to expand Iran’s relations with Tajikistan.

Larijani: U.S. after harming Iran-Bulgaria ties

TEHRAN – Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani on Saturday criticized the U.S. for trying to harm Iran-Bulgaria relations, saying Bulgaria’s parliament can play an active role in expanding economic ties between the two states.

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Halbousi: Iraq stands by Iran in face of sanctions 

TEHRAN – Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohamed al-Halbousi said on Wednesday that his country will stand by Iran’s side as Tehran has been put under unilateral sanctions by the United States.

Larijani: €1.5b to be withdrawn from National Development Fund for defense sector

TEHRAN – Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday that the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has agreed with the request to withdraw €1.5 billion from the National Development Fund (NDF) to strengthen the defense sector.