TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian lawmaker underlined Tehran's support for the Palestinian nation, and said arming the West Bank should be accelerated to pave the way for making the Palestinian resistance stronger against Israel. "Arming the West Bank as per the guidelines of the Supreme Leader (of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei) ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- The recent statements made by US Secretary of State John Kerry were aimed at winning concessions from Iran in the upcoming round of talks before the November 24 deadline, senior parliamentary officials in Tehran said on Sunday. "Since the tone of the Iranian negotiators shows they are willing to strike a deal, Kerry may want to use this ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) An Iranian legislator accused the US of trying to retake control of Iraq by fueling ISIL insurgency in the country. Americans seek renewed presence in Iraq by (using) the ISIL (as an excuse). They want to prepare the ground for intervention in the region by the presence of their forces in Iraq, Ahmad Bakhshayesh, member of the ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) A top Iranian lawmaker cast doubt on the fate of one of the countrys border guards abducted by the Jaish-ul-Adl terrorist group, saying there in no accurate information on his health condition. Jamshid Danaeifar, along with four other Iranian border guards, was kidnapped on February 6 by the Pakistani-based terrorist group, ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) A senior Iranian lawmaker said the Islamic Republic would not succumb to pressure from the westerners who have urged the country to put an end to construction of a heavy-water research reactor in the central city of Arak. Given the fact that the countrys heavy-water research reactor in Arak will come on-stream in the near future,...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) An Iranian lawmaker asked Pakistan to put in place rigorous border controls weeks after more than a dozen Iranian border guards were killed in a border region, saying failing this Iran will pursue and target terrorists inside Pakistani territory. If the government of Pakistan does not pay attention to Iran's demands on strict ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran, with its active diplomacy, can help solve the Syrian conflict that has raged on for more than two years, said an Iranian lawmaker, who stressed that Tehran would accept no preconditions for its presence in the Geneva II talks slated for late November. We are capable of resolving the existing problems in Syria in a manner ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) A prominent Iranian legislator called on the western countries to take positive steps to build trust and return debates on Tehrans peaceful nuclear program to its normal track, saying the case should be referred back to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Westerners should refer Irans nuclear case from the United ...

[caption id="attachment_27934" align="alignright" width="300"] A US helicopter towing a minesweeper in the Persian Gulf[/caption] An Iranian lawmaker says the United States has lost its position of dominion in the region, stressing that Washington seeks to revive its status by having staged the ongoing minesweeping drill in the Persian Gulf. The ...

TEHRAN (NNI): An Iranian lawmaker said that a recent report by the UN special investigator on human rights in Iran is "biased and undocumented," official IRNA news agency reported. In the report released Thursday, Ahmed Shaheed, the UN special rapporteur on human rights situation in Iran, voiced concerns about the current human rights situation in ...