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Thu Feb 23, 2012 7:9AM
With only 9 days to the 9th Majlis (parliamentary) elections in Iran, the official electoral campaign gets rolling in the country as major political parties put up their candidates.
Wed Feb 22, 2012 5:29PM
A number of Iranian clerics have called for a massive voter turnout at the upcoming Majlis (parliamentary) elections, which is set to be held on March 2.
Wed Feb 22, 2012 5:16PM
A senior lawmaker says Iran has obtained documents indicating that Azeri officials have been aiding and abetting US and Israeli agents who assassinated Iranian scientists.
Tue Feb 21, 2012 5:14PM
Iran’s Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar says more than 48 million people are eligible to vote in the upcoming Majlis (parliamentary) elections.
Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:47PM
A senior Iranian lawmaker says Iran's recent measure to cut oil exports to two European countries is in line with a well-known international law.
Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:16PM
A senior Iranian lawmaker says the Iraqi government should hand over the leaders of the terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) to Iran based on international regulations for criminal extradition.
Sun Feb 19, 2012 3:9PM
A senior Iranian lawmaker says the presence of Iranian and Russian naval forces in Syria’s coastal waters is a clear warning to the US to refrain from any possible military adventurism.
Tue Feb 14, 2012 10:51AM
A senior Iranian lawmaker says Israel has staged attacks targeting its own embassies in India and Georgia to stir up sympathy from other countries.
Tue Feb 14, 2012 10:22AM
The Israeli regime has carried out the recent attacks against the staff of its embassies in India and Georgia in an attempt to spearhead a psychological war against Iran, a senior Iranian lawmaker says.
Mon Feb 13, 2012 5:3PM
An Iranian lawmaker says the Arab League (AL) has no right to interfere in Syria’s internal affairs as the country is at the frontline of anti-Zionist resistance.
Sun Feb 12, 2012 1:50PM
Iran’s Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani pledges the unwavering and all-out support of Iranians for the oppressed nation of Palestine, stressing that victory is close.
Sat Feb 11, 2012 6:47PM
An Iranian lawmaker says the US and its European allies are trying to cover up they are in dire straits by imposing sanctions on Iran’s oil and banking sector.
Fri Feb 10, 2012 2:30AM
Iran’s major political parties have started the electoral campaign preparations, propping up their top candidates for March 2 Majlis (parliament) elections, Press TV reports.
Thu Feb 9, 2012 11:30AM
A senior member of Iran's Majlis has condemned the US for its “rash” confiscation of some Iranian cultural artifacts and its bid to auction the relics.
Wed Feb 8, 2012 6:33PM
A senior Iranian lawmaker has warned that the recent sanctions engineered by the European Union (EU) on the Iranian oil industry will result in the collapse of European governments.
Wed Feb 8, 2012 5:37PM
The majority of Iranian lawmakers have signed a statement in support of halting Iran's oil exports to European countries before the European Union (EU) oil ban on Tehran takes effect.
Sun Feb 5, 2012 3:55PM
A senior Iranian lawmaker says the 33-day war with Lebanon should have taught Israel how devastating even the thought of a war with Iran could become for the entity.
Sat Feb 4, 2012 7:27PM
A senior Iranian lawmaker says the Israeli regime is very vulnerable at present and threats to launch a military strike against Iran are merely a bluff.
Sat Feb 4, 2012 12:21PM
The Guardian Council, Iran's election watchdog, has approved the competence of more than 3,000 candidates, who registered in late last December to participate in the upcoming ninth Majlis elections.
Fri Feb 3, 2012 6:1PM
A senior Iranian lawmaker says US-backed terrorists have targeted Syria's economy by kidnapping Iranian pilgrims in the country.
Thu Feb 2, 2012 2:27PM
A senior lawmaker says Iran's Majlis is considering a plan to cut off the country's economic transactions with South Korea's Samsung in reaction to the company's anti-Iran teaser.
Thu Feb 2, 2012 9:12AM
A senior member of Iran's Majlis has highlighted the significance of elections in the Islamic Republic, saying “the enemies”have always hatched plots to impact voters' turnout in the country's polls.
Thu Feb 2, 2012 8:4AM
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has presented the draft of the budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year (beginning March 21) to the country's Majlis.
Wed Feb 1, 2012 7:1PM
A senior member of Iran's Majlis says the US has long sought to incite regime change in Syria but its anti-Damascus plots will be futile as always.
Mon Jan 30, 2012 3:54PM
A senior Iranian lawmaker says Majlis is bent on passing a bill which will stop the country's oil exports to European Union member states in response to the EU oil ban on Iran.
Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:40PM
Iran's Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani says Tehran will not remain indifferent to US mischief in the region if Washington tries to cause problems for regional countries.
Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:48AM
An Iranian lawmaker says the expulsion of the members of the terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) from Iraq will lead to the collapse of the anti-Iran group.
Sun Jan 29, 2012 3:16PM
An Iranian lawmaker says Majlis is set to consider proposals by lawmakers to ban the country's oil exports to Europe in response to the recent EU oil embargo on Iran.
Sat Jan 28, 2012 7:7PM
Ahead of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) delegation's visit to Iran, an Iranian lawmaker says Tehran will continue to pursue the confidence-building policy in its cooperation with the agency.
Sat Jan 28, 2012 2:24PM
An Iranian lawmaker says the Majlis (parliament) Energy Committee has finalized a draft bill to stop the country's oil exports to EU member states in reaction to the bloc's recent decision to ban oil imports from Iran.
Fri Jan 27, 2012 6:37PM
Senior Iranian lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi describes the abduction of Iranian pilgrims in Syria as a measure to exert pressure on the Islamic Republic, emphasizing that Iran will shore up efforts to secure the release of the abductees.
Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:5PM
A senior member of Iran's Majlis (parliament) has warned that the presence of US warships in the Persian Gulf will increase their vulnerability.
Fri Jan 27, 2012 3:23PM
A senior Iranian lawmaker says Majlis (parliament) will discuss a bill in the coming week which seeks to cut off Iran's oil exports to Europe.
Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:4PM
An Iranian lawmaker says entering into oil war with Iran will bring European Union member states to their knees as Tehran will prevent the export of even one drop of oil.
Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:10PM
Following EU's decision to impose oil embargo against Iran, a senior Iranian lawmaker says the West is not able to easily find a replacement for the country's crude.
Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:14AM
Following the European Union's decision to impose oil sanctions against Iran, an Iranian lawmaker says the Majlis will discuss the subject of banning the sale of oil to Europe.
Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:53AM
A member of Iran's Majlis Energy Committee says the new EU sanctions against Iran fail to exert influence on the sales of the country's oil as Asian and African markets are able to buy the entire Iranian oil exports.
Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:32AM
Iran's Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has extended his congratulations to the new speaker of the Egyptian People's Assembly on the inauguration of Egypt's first post-revolution parliament.
Thu Jan 26, 2012 7:51AM
A senior Iranian lawmaker has dismissed the Western-sponsored sanctions against Iran as a 'publicity campaign,' saying such moves have no impact on the country's strategic policies.
Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:52PM
An Iranian lawmaker says Riyadh has violated the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) rules by claiming to compensate for the loss of Iranian oil in the market if sanctions are imposed against the country.
Wed Jan 25, 2012 2:0PM
A senior Iranian lawmaker says the recent ban on Iran oil imports by the European Union will cause European companies to suffer heavy losses.
Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:9AM
Chairwoman of Iran's Majlis Human Rights Committee Zohreh Elahian says Europe's ailing economy will further suffer from a severe crisis due to the new sanctions imposed by the European Union on oil imports from Iran.
Wed Jan 25, 2012 6:23AM
An Iranian lawmaker has called for active diplomacy in the wake of efforts by certain Western countries aimed at harming the Islamic Republic.
Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:2PM
A senior Iranian lawmaker says it is the P5+1--the US, UK, France, Russia, China plus Germany-- that should start building confidence with Iran instead of expecting Iran to build confidence with the West.
Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:21AM
A senior Iranian lawmaker has warned against Western anti-Iran efforts, saying the Islamic Republic will draw on all necessary means to defend its sovereign interests against threats.
Mon Jan 23, 2012 6:52AM
An Iranian lawmaker has described the recent decision by the state-controlled British Office of Communications (Ofcom) to ban the alternative English-language television network, Press TV, in the UK as a crackdown on freedom of expression.
Sun Jan 22, 2012 4:28PM
Iran's Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has condemned detention of the speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council Aziz Dweik at a military checkpoint in the occupied West Bank.
Sat Jan 21, 2012 7:31PM
A senior Iranian lawmaker says in order to hold constructive talks with Iran over its nuclear program the West must lift its “illegal sanctions” against Iran.
Sat Jan 21, 2012 5:39PM
Senior Iranian lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi says revoking Press TV's UK broadcasting license runs counter to Western claims of democracy and freedom of speech.
Sat Jan 21, 2012 10:35AM
US President Barack Obama has conveyed a message to Iran's Foreign Ministry, indicating his recognition of Tehran's rights to peaceful nuclear technology, a senior Iranian lawmaker says.
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