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MPs prepare double-urgency bill to ban rise in energy carriers prices

TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament members have prepared a double-urgency bill to ban government from augmenting the prices of energy carriers, an MP announced on Wednesday.

Iranian MPs convinced by Zarif’s answers

TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif went to the Iranian Parliament on Sunday morning and answered the questions posed by the MPs and the lawmakers were convinced by his answers.

Parliament supports government policies on currency

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Parliament, and in specific the economy commission, back the new set of policies put forward by the Iranian government, said Mohammadreza Pourebrahimi, the Chairman of Iran’s Parliament Economic Committee.

Former CBI governor must be held responsible for market rigging: MP

TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – An Iranian MP said on Tuesday that the former CBI governor Valiollah Seif must be held liable for rigging in gold and currency markets.

Assyrian MP rejects Trump’s advocacy for minorities

TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – MP Yunaten Bet Kelia, who represents the Assyrian and Chaldean communities in the Iranian parliament, said that minorities are living in peace in Iran and do not need US godfathership.

Senior Iranian MP calls for major changes in government’s economic policies

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Member of the Iranian Parliament's Presiding Board Ahmad Amirabadi said Tue. that the government’s approach to economy must change, calling for serious fight against nepotism and corruption.

Syria reconstruction, next level of Tehran-Damascus ties

TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – Iranian MP Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh said that the next level of cooperation between Tehran and Damascus will be the reconstruction process of Syria.

JCPOA, a legal success for Iran: Iranian MP

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, the Chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian Parliament, said that Iran has been legally successful in confronting US.

Iranian parliament to discuss women-rights bill

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Iranian MP Khadijah Rabiei said on Saturday that Iranian parliament will table a new pro-women rights bill in the near future.

Iranian parliamentary friendship group leaves Tehran for Kiev

TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – A delegation of Iranian MPs left Tehran for Kiev early on Monday to hold the Iran-Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Group meetings and meet with a host of Ukrainian officials.

Europe puppeteered in US scenario for JCPOA: MP

TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – Iranian MP Mohammad Ebrahim Rezaei says that Europe will not do anything practical for Iran and is buying time in a scenario written by US.

MPs call on government to revise relations with UAE

TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) – Iranian MPs addressed Iranian President Rouhani in a letter signed by 61 legislators calling on the government to review relationship with the UAE, after the Emirate FM supported US anti-Iran policies.

SNSC Office denies quotes attributed to Shamkhani

TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – The secretariat of Iran’s SNSC rejected the claims attributed to the Secretary of SNSC Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani who attended closed-door session of Iran’s parliament on Sunday.

Iran not to abide by limitations after US exit from JCPOA: MP

TEHRAN, May. 05 (MNA) – Alaeddin Boroujerdi, the Chairman of Iran's Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission reassured that Iran will not keep obeying the JCPOAS limitations if US leave the agreement.

Iranian MPs talk welfare with Austrian, Slovakian counterparts

TEHRAN, Mar. 17 (MNA) – An Iranian parliamentary delegation of MPS from Social Affairs Commission of Iranian Parliament visited Austria and Slovakia to discuss the experience of the two countries in areas of social welfare and employment.

Araghchi warns world to be ready for sans-JCPOA economy

TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – Iranian MP Naghavi Hosseini the Spokesman for the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee quoted Iranian Deputy FM Araghchi warning the world to be ready for economy without a nuclear deal

Iranian MP calls for implementation of Iran-Armenia agreements

TEHRAN, Mar. 07 (MNA) – Iranian lawmaker told the Armenian ambassador to Tehran that speedy implementation of agreements between Iran and Armenia can boost the level of bilateral relations between the two countries.

Syrian territorial integrity preserved due to Iran-Russia coop.   

TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – Alaeddin Boroujerdi the Chairman of Iran's Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, hailed the scope of bilateral relations between Iran and Russia.

No need to meet IAEA requirements for N-propulsion

TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (MNA) – Alaeddin Boroujerdi, the Chairman of Iran’s Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, said on Sunday that nuclear propulsion does not need permission from the IAEA.

JCPOA posing no limit on Iran’s missile program

TEHRAN, Feb. 04 (MNA) – Ali Motahhari, Iranian Member of Parliament, said on Sunday that all US efforts against Iran to modify JCPOA in favor of containing missile limits are doomed to failure.

Iran, JCPOA to move forward, despite Trump’s efforts: MP

TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – Iranian MP Saffari Natanzi says that the US efforts to get Europeans along in its anti-Iran campaign has been futile so far. The legislator reassured that Europeans will stay committed to the pact.

US domestic affairs in deep turmoil: Iranian MP

TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – Iranian MP Saffari Natanzi says that the US international problems have got so complicated that Trump and congress cannot form an alliance against Iran nuclear deal.

AEOI’s spokesman Kamalvandi leaves Tehran for Moscow

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – AEOI’s spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi left Tehran for Moscow on Sunday.

19th general committee of IIPU held in Mali

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – With contributions of three Iranian lawmakers at the 19th meeting of the general committee of the Islamic Inter-Parliamentary Union, the final statement and the agenda of the talks were passed on Thursday.

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Rijab incident planned from beyond the immediate region

TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh who has survived armed attack in Gilan Gharb, his constituency, has said the event has masterminds operating beyond the immediate local setting of the western province.

Parliamentarian survives armed attack

TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – A Principlist Parliamentarian who represents Gilan Gharb, a constituency in western province of Kermanshah, has survived an armed attack which killed his driver.