Iranian Deputy Interior Minister Solat Mortazavi has said that the final results for the runoff parliamentary election will be announced on Saturday night, within 24 hours from the closure of polling stations, Press TV reports.

Iran's election officials have extended by three hours the voting time in the ninth parliamentary runoff election, which was originally set for 18:00 local time.

A senior Iranian lawmaker says the positive atmosphere of the talks between Iran and six major world powers will thwart plots by the Israeli regime to sabotage the negotiations.

The second round of Iran's parliamentary elections is due to kick off on Friday with 130 candidates from different political factions running for the remaining 65 seats of the 290-seat legislative body.

An Iranian lawmaker says US-sponsored allegations about Tehran plotting to assassinate the Saudi envoy aimed to create tension between Iran and its neighboring countries.

Senior Iranian lawmaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel says Tehran’s minimum expectation from the upcoming talks with the six major world powers is the lifting of the sanctions.

The countdown to a tough campaign for Majlis runoff elections continues in Iran with 130 candidates vying for the remaining 65 seats of the 290-seat legislative body, Press TV reports.

An Iranian lawmaker says deployment of US F-22 Raptor stealth fighters at an airbase in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is nothing new and cannot be considered a threat to the Islamic Republic.

Iran's Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani warns against terrorist attacks in Syria, urging the full implementation of a ceasefire plan and the disarming of armed groups in the Arab country.

A senior Iranian lawmaker says Saudi officials are accomplices in the Quran burning by American pastor Terry Jones as they have remained silent on the desecration of the holy book.

Iran’s Majlis Speaker says the Western-led wars in the region show their pursuit of knowledge has not led to refinement rather it has increased their abilities to plunder the wealth of the Middle East.

A senior Iranian lawmaker says the removal of economic sanctions imposed against Iran must be high on the agenda of the upcoming Baghdad talks.

A senior Iranian lawmaker says the reported deployment of American fighter jets in the United Arab Emirates is a US-Israeli plot to destabilize the region.

A senior Iranian lawmaker says referring Iran’s nuclear case back to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) could increase confidence ahead of the upcoming talks between Tehran and six major world powers.

A senior Iranian lawmaker says the deployment of multiple US stealth fighters in the Persian Gulf will by no means help to provide regional security.

The official electoral campaign for the second round of the 9th Majlis elections gets rolling in Iran, with 130 candidates vying for the remaining 65 parliamentary seats.

An Iranian lawmaker says Majlis is preparing a new plan according to which a new province called Persian Gulf will be created in the southern part of the country.

A senior Iranian lawmaker says insisting on unfounded and illegal demands by the P5+1 - the US, France, Britain, China, and Russia plus Germany - has been the main cause of the deadlock in Iran's multifaceted negotiations with the group.

The head of Iran-Italy parliamentary friendship group has called on European countries to adopt a more realistic approach to their relations with Iran.

A senior Iranian lawmaker has criticized remakes made by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) officials on the Iranian Island of Abu Musa in the Persian Gulf, saying they are dictated by the US and Britain.

A senior Iranian lawmaker says the West is in practice the main loser of the sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic over its nuclear energy program.

An Iranian lawmaker says the West should prove its honesty in the talks with Tehran by lifting the sanctions imposed against the Islamic Republic over its nuclear energy program.

Iran's Deputy Interior Minister Solat Mortazavi says 135 candidates will compete for the remaining 65 parliamentary seats in the Majlis run-off elections which will be held on May 4, 2012.

A senior Iranian lawmaker says the US creates instability in Afghanistan to depict the war-torn country as insecure, thereby paving the ground for maintaining its military presence there.

A senior Iranian lawmaker has warned Iran's neighboring countries that creating tension could have detrimental consequences for the region.

Iranian lawmakers have denounced “baseless” claims made by the United Arab Emirates regarding the three Iranian islands of Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb.

A senior Iranian lawmaker says the recognition of Iran's right to peaceful use of nuclear energy by the European Union (EU) during the recent talks in Istanbul is a positive step.

A senior Iranian lawmaker has underlined Iran's policy to maintain cooperation and interaction with other countries, advising the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to protect its relations with Tehran against the West’s anti-Iran plots.

An Iranian lawmaker says positions taken by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) officials on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s recent visit to Abu Musa Island in the Persian Gulf are influenced by the Zionist lobby.

A senior Iranian lawmaker says removal of economic sanctions imposed against Tehran will be one of the topics on the agenda of the next round of negotiations between Tehran and the P5+1.

The members of Iran's Majlis have withdrawn a motion to impeach Minister of Labor, Cooperatives and Social Welfare Abdolreza Sheikholeslami, an Iranian lawmaker says.

A senior Iranian lawmaker says the P5+1 - the US, Britain, France, China, and Russia plus Germany - is not qualified to discuss the suspension or continuation of Iran's nuclear activities.

A senior Iranian lawmaker says propaganda hype created by the Arab League and United Arab Emirates (UAE) officials over the Iranian president’s recent visit to Abu Musa Island is in line with British policies.

Iran’s Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has offered explanations about his recent letter to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei regarding the implementation of the second phase of the subsidy reform plan.

Iran's Majlis (parliament) has approved the general outline of the national budget bill for the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2012), Press TV reports.

A senior Iranian lawmaker says the Islamic Republic of Iran has always supported any measure aimed at achieving “positive and win-win” results in its talks with the world’s six major powers.

An Iranian lawmaker says a group of Iranian legislators are set to submit a motion to impeach Minister of Labor, Cooperatives and Social Welfare Abdolreza Sheikholeslami.

Head of Iran Majlis (parliament) Defense Subcommittee says Tehran has given unofficial warnings to Saudi Arabia over its meddling in the internal affairs of Syria and anti-Iranian stances.

A senior Iranian lawmaker says the deployment of a missile shield in the Persian Gulf will only lead to the escalation of tension in the region, adding that Tehran will show firm reaction to such a measure.

Member of the Iranian Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee says Turkey is gradually correcting its wrong past stances with regards to the crisis in Syria.