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All News about Iranian Parliament – Iran’s Parliament, separate from the government, is an elected chamber of lawmakers with its own factions and responsibilities. The Parliament section of IFP News offers up-to-date coverage of everything related to the Majlis, or Parliament.

Media Wire

Lawmakers Back Iran’s Missile Program

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Iranian lawmakers have thrown their weight behind the country’s missile program, underlining the need for boosting deterrence power to guarantee national security.
Economy

Iran’s Parliament Supports Domestic Video Games Production

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By charging higher taxes on import of computer games to Iran, $3.1 billion would be allocated to game production in Iran this year, an Iranian MP says.
Foreign Policy

MP Criticizes Rouhani’s Gov’t for Failing to Pursue Lawsuits against US

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A top Iranian parliamentarian says President Hassan Rouhani’s government is not doing enough to follow up on the lawsuits Iran has filed against the United States.
Government

Arab League Organising Its Anti-Iran Efforts by Forming Permanent Committee

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A number of Iranian lawmakers have harshly criticized the recent move by the Arab League to establish a permanent anti-Iran committee, saying such moves are led by Saudi Arabia and aimed at organising their anti-Iran plots.
IFP Coverage

Visiting Iran Will Become Even Cheaper: MP

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The cost of traveling across Iran will go down before the end of the Iranian year (March 20), according to an Iranian lawmaker.
IFP Exclusive

Iranian Parliament Votes for Increased Bandwidth

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The Iranian Parliament authorized the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology to increase the country’s bandwidth by 30 terabytes per second during the Sixth Five-Year Economic Development Plan (2016-21).
Foreign Policy

New Obligations for Iran Following JCPOA Joint Commission Meeting

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Iranian MPs have shown mixed reactions to the recent JCPOA Joint Commission meeting on January 10. Some of them have pointed to new obligations imposed on Iran, and some referred to the US retreatment from its previous positions.
Education

Iran’s Government Urged to Extend Int’l Academic Exchanges

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Iranian lawmakers have approved a plan that urges the administration to expand its academic relations with the world.
IFP Exclusive

Iranian Parliament Approves Plan on Protection of Nuclear Facilities

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An additional clause to Iran’s Sixth Development Plan ratified by the Iranian Parliament urges the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) to arrange a national plan to protect nuclear facilities.
Media Wire

Sheikh Nimr’s Execution Proved Saudi Arabia’s Imprudence: Iranian MPs

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Iran’s lawmakers issued a statement on Tuesday on the first anniversary of the execution of prominent cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr by Saudi Arabia, saying the move showed how imprudent the Riyadh regime is.
Local

Iran’s Parliament Votes to End Ahmadinejad’s ‘Mehr’ Mass Housing Project

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Iran’s media on Tuesday cheered as the Parliament voted to end a hefty housing project that President Hassan Rouhani had previously blamed for shooting up inflation to above 40 percent over the past years.
Foreign Policy

Iranian MPs Condemn US Allegations about General Soleimani’s Presence in Syria

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Outraged by its failure in Aleppo, Washington claims that Iranian commander, Major General Qassem Soleimani, has violated the nuclear deal by travelling to Syria.
IFP Exclusive

Iran’s Speaker Congratulates Muslim Counterparts on Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday

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Speaker of Iranian Parliament Ali Larijani in separate messages felicitated his counterparts from Muslim countries on the birthday anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Editor's Choice

Iran’s Nuclear Ship Needs a New Captain: Senior Conservative Journalist

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The managing editor of leading conservative newspaper Kayhan has reviewed the course of Iran’s nuclear talks with world powers, and highlighted the numerous mistakes made by Rouhani’s government and his nuclear team.
IFP Exclusive

Iranian Lawmakers Preparing to Impeach Transport Minister

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70 members of Iran’s Parliament have called for the impeachment of Transport Minister over the recent train collision, which killed at least 45.
Media Wire

Iran MPs Call for Counter-Measures Against US Senate Vote

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Iranian lawmakers have condemned a US Senate vote to extend the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA), urging the administration of President Hassan Rouhani to adopt proper counter-measures.
Economy

13% Growth in Budget Bill Rouhani Submitted to Parliament

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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani presented the draft budget for the next Iranian year (which will begin on March 21, 2017) to the Parliament on Sunday.
Foreign Policy

Extension of Anti-Iran Sanctions Will Have No ‘Executive Effect’: Zarif

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the extension of Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) in the US will have no “executive effect” and will merely be a sign of the US government’s unreliability.
Asia

Iran and China Are Safe Harbours of Asia: Larijani

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Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani described Iran and China as the havens of Asia, and called for development of Tehran-Beijing ties in all fields.
Foreign Policy

Senior Reformist MP Urges Obama to Veto Extension of Iran Sanctions

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The leading reformist member of Iran’s Parliament called on the US administration to veto the extension of Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) recently ratified by the US Congress.
IFP Exclusive

Reactions to an Overnight Attempt to Arrest Iranian MP

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An attempt to arrest the reformist Iranian lawmaker Mahmoud Sadeqi on Sunday has sparked great controversy during the past few days in Iran.
Asia

Iran Takes Part in Asian Parliamentary Assembly in Cambodia

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An Iranian parliamentary delegation is attending the 9th Plenary Session of Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) which is underway in Cambodia.
IFP Exclusive

Lawmakers Urge Gov’t to Counteract Washington`s Deceitfulness

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In response to the US extension of sanctions against Iran, Iranian MPs insist on counteracting the violation of JCPOA.
Government

Iran’s Railway Chief Resigns over Deadly Train Collision

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Head of Iran’s railway resigned in a televised interview after a train crash that killed 49 people in Semnan province on Friday, offering an apology to the nation for the deadly incident.
IFP Exclusive

Muslim World Today Is Far from Ideal Conditions: Iran’s Larijani

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Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani believes that the extremist currents have destroyed Islam’s true image.
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