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Iranian lawmakers will launch an investigation into the circumstances of the death of suspects in police custody in Iran, a member of the parliament says.

The Iranian parliament approved all 19 ministerial picks of President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday.

Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian’s nominee for the ministry of industry, mine, and trade says developing exports and boosting the country’s trade balance through increasing non-oil exports is a top priority in his program.

The lawmakers in the Iranian parliament convened for third day on Monday to vet the qualifications of the cabinet ministers proposed by President Massoud Pezeshkian.

Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian President's pick for foreign minister emphasized that the new administration will continue to pursue a robust policy of good neighborliness, aiming to maximize the political and economic opportunities with neighboring countries while seeking to expand ties with China and Russia and all other nations that stood by Iran in the face of the US-led sanctions.

Iran’s parliament on Saturday officially started reviewing the qualifications of President Masoud Pezeshkian’s proposed picks for cabinet posts.

The Iranian Parliament's vote on the proposed cabinet ministers of President Masoud Pezeshkian will take place publicly on Wednesday, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, has stated.

The Iranian Parliament’s Energy Committee has declared that President Massoud Pezeshkian’s pick for the oil ministry is disqualified for the post.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s pick for foreign minister Abbas Araqchi has outlined his plan if he is approved for the post by the parliament.

Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian presented his proposed cabinet members for the 19 ministries to the parliament on Sunday for votes of confidence.

The Iranian parliament will start checking the qualification of the proposed ministers by President Massoud Pezeshkian on Sunday, a lawmaker announced.

Iran’s parliament speaker has urged Iranian authorities to take a deterrent measure against the Israeli regime to preserve the country’s national interests following the assassination of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran.

Iran will give a “regrettable and painful” response to the Zionist regime’s assassination of several resistance fighters and leaders in recent days, including the political head of the Palestinian resistance movement in Tehran, the chairman of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee says.

In a compelling inaugural address, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian articulated a bold vision for Iran, aiming for the nation to achieve regional supremacy in economic, scientific, and technological domains. The President emphasized a development model tailored to Iran's cultural, geographical, and historical context, grounded in Islamic, national, and revolutionary values.

Masoud Pezeshkian has been sworn in as the ninth Iranian president. The inauguration ceremony was held in Iran's Islamic Consultative Assembly, with the presence of more than a hundred world leaders from different countries as well as hundreds of Iranian officials.

Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has stated that no crime whatsoever can now allow Israel to evade security threats.

The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the issue of Gaza, nine months into the Israeli regime’s incessant aggression, continues to remain the number one issue of the Muslim world.

Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Iran's Parliament Speaker announced the comprehensive readiness of both Iran's government and parliament to collaborate with BRICS member states.

The Iranian parliament will hold meetings within two months to review the qualifications and vote of confidence for the proposed ministers of incoming President Massoud Pezeshkian, a member of the parliament’s Presiding Board said on Sunday.

The Iranian Parliament announced that a new proposal was received during a public session. The proposal aims to require the Iranian government to designate the Canadian Armed Forces and related security agencies as terrorist organizations.

Iranian parliamentarians signed a statement on Sunday denouncing Canada for listing Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) as a ‘terrorist’ organization.

Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf was elected on Tuesday as the Iranian parliament’s speaker for a one-year period.

The inauguration ceremony of the twelfth term of the Iranian parliament was held on Monday morning (May 27, 2024) with the elected lawmakers and a group of government and military officials in attendance.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in a message on the occasion of the inauguration of the 12th round of Iran's parliament, stressed securing national interests is the main duty of the country's lawmakers.

The Iranian parliament voted on Wednesday to include Saturdays as the second official weekend on the country’s calendar, after a heated controversy over choosing between Saturday and Thursday.