Raisi holds large leads over others in opinion poll

TEHRAN – Presumptive presidential candidate Ayatollah Seyed Ibrahim Raisi is leading all other potential candidates in the upcoming presidential election of Iran, a recent poll showed. 

Senior officials gather to discuss supporting stock market

TEHRAN – Senior Iranian officials gathered at the country’s parliament on Tuesday to explore ways for supporting the stock market and resolving its current issues, IRNA reported.

Raisi is principlists’ favorite presidential candidate, unity council spokesman says 

TEHRAN – Manouchehr Mottaki, the spokesman for the unity council of principlists, declared talks with potential presidential candidates on Monday.

Parliament seeking to lessen sanctions impact: Qalibaf

TEHRAN- Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the Parliament speaker, on Saturday stressed the need to lift economic sanctions against Iran, giving assurances that the parliament is endeavoring to reduce the impacts of U.S. embargoes.

Putin replies to Leader’s message

TEHRAN - Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, has received a reply from Russian President Vladimir Putin to a message the Leader had sent through Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf.

Qalibaf: Any cooperation with IAEA beyond safeguards is illegal

TEHRAN - Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, speaker of the Iranian Parliament, says any cooperation between the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) beyond the Safeguards Agreement will be against the law ratified by the parliament.

Iran-Russia ties not subject to external factors: ambassador

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali has hailed the relations between Tehran and Moscow, saying these relations are not subject to any foreign influence, ISNA reported on Sunday.

ICCIMA hosts private sector’s meeting with Majlis speaker

TEHRAN – Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA)’s board members gathered on Sunday in a meeting with parliament (Majlis) Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf, to discuss the issues and problems that the private sector is currently facing.

Eight museums, featuring Sacred Defense scenes, relics inaugurated

TEHRAN – A total of eight museums dedicated to the Sacred Defense (the 1980-1988 Iraqi imposed war) were inaugurated across the country during a ceremony through a video conference on Wednesday.

Ghalibaf calls talks with U.S. ‘poisonous”, ‘harmful’

Iran won’t let IAEA breach legal frameworks: parliament speaker

TEHRAN — The speaker of Iran’s parliament has deplored the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors for succumbing to U.S. pressure and passing an anti-Iran resolution, saying the Islamic Republic will never allow the IAEA to violate its legal frameworks.

Film producer Mahmud Razavi selected Majlis speaker’s cultural advisor

TEHRAN -- Majlis speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf, has appointed Seyyed Mahmud Razavi, the producer of acclaimed movies such as “Blood Trap” and “Standing in the Dust”, as his advisor on art and cultural affairs.

Parliament believes talks with U.S. are ‘harmful’, says speaker

TEHRAN — Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the newly-elected parliament speaker says talks and compromise with the United States are harmful to the country.

Qalibaf wins absolute majority of votes to become speaker in the new Iranian parliament

TEHRAN – In a meeting of the Islamic Revolution faction on Wednesday afternoon which was attended by 240 principlist legislators, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf garnered 166 votes for the post of the speaker in the new Iranian parliament.

Qalibaf: Coronavirus can be controlled 'only through strict quarantine'

TEHRAN – Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the prospective speaker in the next Iranian parliament, has said there is no way to control the spread of coronavirus in the country other than enforcing a “strict quarantine”.

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.

Tehran hails Hezbollah’s retaliatory act against Israel

TEHRAN – Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has praised the Lebanese Hezbollah for its Sunday attack on Israeli targets, saying the retaliatory operation showed the resistance front’s resolve to combat threats posed by the enemy.

Qalibaf calls on the youth to run for parliament

TEHRAN – Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, a member of the Expediency Council and former presidential contender, has called on the younger generations to run for the parliament in the winter elections.

Qalibaf: Giving ‘yes’ or ‘no’ vote to FATF will fail to secure interests

TEHRAN – Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, a member of the Expediency Council and former presidential contender, has said accepting the FATF’s recommendations is “to our detriment”.