Expediency Council addresses CFT, Palermo bills

TEHRAN – The Expediency Council (EC) on Sunday addressed the ratification of two controversial bills on Iran’s accession to the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

Any act against Iran will set the region on fire, Rezaee warns

TEHRAN – The Americans are well aware that any act of aggression against Iran will set the entire region aflame, Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of the Expediency Council, said on Saturday.

Rezaee says Iran will surely overcome U.S. economic blockade

TEHRAN – Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of the Expediency Council, has voiced certainty that Iran will finally defeat the economic blockade imposed by the United States.

Next administration, parliament will be more revolutionary, Rezaee predicts

TEHRAN – Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of the Expediency Council, has criticized the current administration, predicting that the next administration and parliament will be more revolutionary compared to the past.

Rezaee says Leader wants structural changes in Expediency Council

TEHRAN - Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of the Expediency Council, said on Saturday that Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called for structural and functional changes in the Expediency Council.

Ex-IRGC chief warns U.S. warships to stay away from IRGC speed boats

TEHRAN – In reaction to U.S. designation of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of the Expediency Council, has warned U.S. aircraft carriers to stay away from the Guards’ boats.

Rezaee: Leader’s roadmap basis for macro-policies

TEHRAN – Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of the Expediency Council, says Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s roadmap for future will be regarded as a basis for Iran’s macro-policies.

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Decision on Palermo postponed to next calendar year

Rezaee says Expediency Council’s decision on Palermo is dependent on FATF and Europe’s conduct

TEHRAN – A member of the Expediency Council said on Saturday that the fate of the bill on UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, also known as Palermo Convention, was not decided during the council’s meeting which was held earlier in the day.

Official warns of ambiguities in FATF

TEHRAN – Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of the Expediency Council, said on Saturday there are many ambiguities surrounding the FATF, the Financial Action Task Force.

‘EU after blackmailing Iran by tying INSTEX to CFT, Palermo’

TEHRAN – Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of the Expediency Council, says he regards tying INSTEX, a financial channel for trade with Iran, to Tehran’s accession to the CFT and the Palermo Convention as some sort of blackmail.

Operation Karbala-4 was not a military deception: General Soleimani

TEHRAN - General Qassem Soleimani, commander of the IRGC Quds Force, said on Monday that Operation Karbala-4 in late December 1986 during Iraq’s war against Iran was a main operation and not a “military deception”.

‘Expediency Council to decide on CFT based on national interests’

TEHRAN – Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of the Expediency Council, said on Saturday the council will decide about the bill on Iran’s accession to the convention against the funding of terrorism (CFT) based on its own national interests.

Rezaee urges Europe to stand up to U.S.

TEHRAN – Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of the Expediency Council, has called on the European parties to the JCPOA, also known as the Iran nuclear deal, to stand up to Washington’s excessive demands.

Iran sanctions ‘big mistake’: Nation of Islam leader

TEHRAN – Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan has said reimposing sanctions against Iran by Washington is a “big mistake”, and that the era of U.S. totalitarianism in the world is over.

‘Parliament, Expediency Council regard FATF off the subject’

TEHRAN – Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of the Expediency Council, has said the issue of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is no more a subject of discussion in the parliament and the Expediency Council.

Fars unveils page on U.S. economic war against Iran

TEHRAN – In a ceremony on Tuesday attended by Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of the Expediency Council, Fars news agency unveiled a new page on its website to address the U.S. economic war against Iran.

Rezaee: U.S. to lose dignity if Trump’s sanctions, tariffs fail

TEHRAN – Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council, said on Friday should U.S. President Donald Trump’s sanctions and tariffs moves prove fruitless, the U.S. would lose the very little dignity it has left in the world.

Ex-IRGC chief to Trump: You be cautious

TEHRAN – In response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threatening tweet against Iran, former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Mohsen Rezaei hit back soon, warning Trump to be “cautious”.

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Huge turnout in marches marking Islamic Revolution anniversary

TEHARN – Iranians poured into the streets in large numbers on Sunday to mark the 39th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution and express their loyalty to the Islamic republic system.

U.S. fortifying Kurdish forces against Turkey: Rezaee

TEHRAN – Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council, said on Saturday that the United States is seeking to prop up Kurdish forces against Turkey, adding that Ankara in return is trying to disrupt U.S. plans.

Riots in Iran were engineered in Erbil: Rezaee

TEHRAN - Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of the Expediency Council, said on Saturday that the recent riots in Iran were planned during a meeting which was held in Erbil two months ago.

Iran infiltrated ISIS: Rezaee

TEHRAN – Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of the Expediency Council, on Tuesday lauded Iran’s intelligence service, saying when ISIS-related documents are released, the world would come to realize that Iranian intelligence forces had infiltrated the terrorist group prior to its collapse.

‘Bright future’ awaits Iran-China ties: Rezaee

TEHRAN – Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of the Expediency Council, said on Tuesday that Iran-China relations are improving, predicting a “bright future” for bilateral relations.

Trump’s move will boost resistance front unity: Rezaee

TEHRAN - Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of the Expediency Council, said on Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of al-Quds (Jerusalem) as the capital of the Zionist regime will boost unity in the resistance front.

U.S. Treasury waging secret full-scale war against Iran: Rezaee

TEHRAN – Mohsen Rezaee, the secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council, said on Monday that there is a special intelligence office in the U.S. Treasury Department tasked with targeting Iran’s economy.

Iran’s missiles not produced for wars: Rezaee

TEHRAN – Iran is not producing missiles for wars but to boost the deterrence capability of the Islamic Republic, Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of the Expediency Council, said on Sunday.

Rezaee denounces Macron’s Arab trip as meeting with outlaws

TEHRAN – Iran Expediency Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaee has expressed concern over French President Emmanuel Macron’s trip to Arab countries, urging him to tell “his friends” in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi to end their massacre of Yemeni people.

Iran to establish new supreme council to oversee macro policies

TEHRAN – Expediency Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaee said on Saturday a supreme council will be formed with the aim of overseeing the implementation of Iran’s macro policies, Mehr news agency reported.

Rezaee says Iranian nation will defeat Trump

TEHRAN – Expediency Council secretary Mohsen Rezaee said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump will be defeated by the Iranian nation should he play any games against the country.

Trump will commit suicide if he leaves decision on JCPOA to Congress

TEHRAN – The Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council, Mohsen Rezaei, says that if Trump leaves the decision over the nuclear deal upon Congress, it would be a political suicide of the POTUS.