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2020-02-10 07:03
Grand ayatollahs call for mass participation in Bahman 22 rallies
TEHRAN – A number of Iranian grand clerics have called for people’s mass participation in Bahman 22 rallies (Feb. 11) which marks the 41st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.
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2019-06-18 19:47
Grand ayatollah calls offer of negotiations with U.S. ‘unwise’
TEHRAN – A top religious figure has rejected the idea of talks between Iran and the United States, saying holding new rounds of negotiations with the U.S., which is not committed to its obligations, is not a “wise” move.
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2019-02-20 10:49
Grand ayatollah calls for boosting defense power
TEHRAN – Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi has called for a constant development of Iran’s defense power to deter enemies from taking a military action against the country, Tasnim reported on Tuesday.
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2018-06-28 12:36
FATF is a colonial contract: grand ayatollah
TEHRAN – Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi has denounced the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) as a “colonial contract” with the aim of infiltrating economies of the signatories, saying it is in contradiction with Islamic laws.
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2017-11-23 09:51
Nobel Peace Prize should go to General Soleimani: grand ayatollah
TEHRAN – Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi said on Wednesday that the Nobel Peace Prize should go to IRGC Quds Force Major General Qassem Soleimani for freeing the world of the Daesh terrorist group.
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2017-06-19 10:26
Islamic rulers not chosen by people but God: Makarem Shirazi
TEHRAN – Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi has said that Islamic rulers are not chosen by the people but by God, adding that democracy is only for the West, Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday.
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2017-02-01 18:46
Abbas Araqchi meets with Qom clerics
TEHRAN – Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Tuesday traveled to Qom to visit a number of grand ayatollahs. Tehran Times/ Sayyed Rouhollah Mousavi
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2016-12-29 08:50
World politics filled with lies, hypocrisy: grand ayatollah
TEHRAN – A prominent religious scholar has criticized the dominant political system in the world, saying it is filled with lies and hypocrisy.
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2016-12-19 22:17
Top cleric slams British PM for anti-Iran remarks
TEHRAN – A senior Iranian cleric on Monday deplored British Prime Minister Theresa May for her recent remarks against the Islamic Republic, saying such statements are made only to strike lucrative business deals with Arab states of the Persian Gulf region.
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2016-10-03 18:49
Top Muslim cleric tells Culture Ministry to modify policies
TEHRAN -- Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi, a top cleric from Qom that is home to Iran’s major Islamic seminary, has told the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance to make corrections to its policies.
