Politics

New lawmakers attended the first session of the 10th Iranian legislature on Saturday morning, with high-ranking officials in attendance.

Iran has downplayed a vote at the US House of Representatives to bar the American government from purchasing heavy water from Iran in the future.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari rejected recent remarks made by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir on Iran’s military presence in Iraq, saying that the Islamic Republic’s advisory mission there has been undertaken at the request of Baghdad.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran’s capabilities in the area of nuclear technology made enemies surrender and accept the country as a nuclear power.

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Thursday and picked headlines from 21 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said that in the past four years, the body especially focused on the economy, allocating almost one third of its decisions to economic issues.

Sadegh Zibakalam, a well-known professor of political sciences at the University of Tehran, wrote an open letter to Mohammad Reza Aref, the leading reformist figure in the next Iranian parliament, and reminded him of a responsibility which he believes is more important than the parliamentary presidency.

The Afghan Taliban confirmed on Wednesday May 25 that their former leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a US drone strike last week, and that they have appointed a successor.

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday and picked headlines from 28 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

IFP: Economic Minister Ali Tayyebnia and Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Valiollah Seif both addressed the 26th Annual Conference on Monetary and...

Yves Rossier, the secretary of state at the Swiss Foreign Ministry, said his country is prepared to help Iran to reclaim its previous economic position at the international level following the removal of anti-Tehran sanctions.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov plans to raise the issue of Iran’s permanent membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) at a meeting of SCO foreign ministers in Uzbekistan, Russia's Special Presidential Envoy to the SCO Bakhtier Khakimov said.

President Rouhani told the media at the close of the first session of Iran’s 5th Assembly of Experts that the assembly will reassure people when its time comes.

Two Indian frigates berthed at Iran’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas to pay an official visit to the strategic city in line with efforts to boost security cooperation between Tehran and New Delhi.

Spokesman for the Iranian Administration Mohammad Baqer Nobakht referred to the recent awards given to Iranian artists in Cannes Film Festival as a source of pride for the Iranian nation, and extended his congratulations on the international success.

Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), said that “so-called Islamic organization have turned to US and Israel’s...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 26 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

The Vice-Chairmen of the fifth Assembly of Experts (AE) were elected on Tuesday May 24. Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Movahedi Kermani and Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi were elected as first and second vice-chairmen of the AE respectively.

Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati was appointed as the new chairman of Iran’s Assembly of Experts on May 24.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says that unlike certain governments like the US and Britain, the Islamic Republic has always treated Afghans with respect and hospitality.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says combating terrorism must be assigned to Muslim states, expressing regret that terrorist activities are wrongly attributed to Islam.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei pardoned or commuted prison terms for 669 convicts who had been sentenced by various Iranian courts.

Sabbah Zanganeh, an expert in Middle Eastern affairs, stressed that Tehran should beware of its attitudes towards the ongoing tension in its neighbouring country,...

The 14th Regional Meeting of the National Authorities of State Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) in Asia opened in Tehran on Monday May 23.

Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei decried the Riyadh regime for attempts to unsettle the region and its hostile moves against Tehran, calling on the Foreign Ministry to publicize evidence of Saudi role in terrorist plots in Iran.