TEHRAN (Tasnim) Saudi Arabia suffered a humiliating defeat in the military campaign on Yemen after major regional countries left it alone in the war, an Iranian lawmaker said, adding that the failed offensive left Riyadh's regional position in tatters. "Saudi Arabia seriously lost its position by taking this wrong measure (of attacking Yemen), ...

[caption id="attachment_110255" align="alignright" width="222"] Iranian lawmaker Esmail Kowsari[/caption] TEHRAN (Tasnim) A senior Iranian lawmaker gave an assurance that both the people and their representatives in the parliament support a good nuclear agreement between Tehran and world powers. The Majlis (Irans parliament) and people support ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian lawmaker lashed out at Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird for his statements against the Commander of Iran's Quds Force, and said Major General Qassem Soleimani is a leader of the war on Takfiri terrorists in the region. "The Canadian foreign minister is not in a position to make comments about General Soleimani and ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) A senior Iranian lawmaker said the conditions are still not right to dispatch a delegation of MPs to the Gaza Strip via Egypt, but noted that diplomatic efforts are still underway to make the visit happen. We are insistent on visiting Gaza and will employ the whole diplomatic capacities to that end, but in the current situation, the ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior lawmaker once again underlined the inalienable rights of the Iranian nation to make peaceful use of the nuclear technology, and said that the language of threat will not work. "The westerners should know that they will not achieve their goals through threats because our nation has (its) rights and it is committed to achieving ...

A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by the AEI Critical Threats Project's Iran research team. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameneigave an address on the first day of Ramadan today: What is seen in the region today is that the enemies of Islam are fighting Muslims with an Islamic ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) A senior Iranian lawmaker said that terrorist groups such as the so called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), al-Qaeda, and Taliban are stooges of Israel and Saudi Arabia, adding that the US and Israel are the main plotters of terrorist operations. Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency , Esmail Kowsari, a member of the ...

A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by the AEI Critical Threats Project's Iran research team. National Security and Foreign Policy Parliamentary Commission member andformer Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) commander Brig. Gen. Mohammad Email Kowsariclaimed that Iran had not ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) A senior Iranian lawmaker reiterated that the countrys defensive capabilities, including its advanced missile program, will never be up for negotiation in the course of nuclear talks between Tehran and six world powers. Speaking to Tasnim on Thursday, Esmail Kowsari, member of the Iranian parliament's national security and foreign ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) A senior Iranian lawmaker said Friday that the Jaish-ul-Adl terrorist group has handed over the Iranian border guards it had abducted in February to the Islamic Republics liaison official in Pakistan, but noted that the number of the released soldiers is 4, not 5. The Iranian kidnapped border guards have been handed over to the Islamic ...

Daily look at Iran's late-breaking news and upcoming events:     Defense capacity off-limits in talks: Iran MP A senior Iranian lawmaker has rejected US claims that Irans defense capabilities would be part of the nuclear negotiations, saying the nations missile program is not a threat to the region.   Venezuelan President felicitates ...

A senior Iranian lawmaker has rejected US claims that Irans defense capabilities would be part of the nuclear negotiations, saying the nations missile program is not a threat to the region. Negotiations on the country (Iran)s defense capabilities in the upcoming talks between Iran and the 5+1 group is our red line, said Ismail Kowsari, who chairs ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) A senior Iranian lawmaker predicted that the upcoming Geneva 2 peace conference on Syria would fail to yield result without Iran, saying that Tehran plays an influential role in resolving the regional problems. Due to its regional influence, Irans absence in the Geneva 2 Conference would leave the (upcoming) conference fruitless,...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) A senior Iranian lawmaker said the parliament deems it necessary to keep a wary eye on the future negotiations over the countrys nuclear program, saying the MPs have legislative right to exert control over nuclear issues, including a possible accord in the future. Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency on Tuesday, Esmail Kowsari, member ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian Parliaments National Security and Foreign Policy Commission is going to hold a special session to explore the recent events in countrys southeastern Saravan and northwestern Baneh cities, a member of the commission said on Saturday. The commissions session will be attended by relevant officials from the interior ministry ...

LATEST: FM Zarif to Obama Dont Be Disrespectful and Macho Jump to Latest Updates SUMMARY: The European Unions Catherine Ashton, the lead negotiator for the 5+1 Powers, has implicitlyasked the US Congressnot to pass more sanctions before talks with Iran on October 15-16 in Geneva. Ashton, responding to a question of whether additional sanctions ...

In a slow period for Iranian domestic politics, the lead story this weekend is Tehrans continuing campaign followinglast weeks signal from President Rouhani for the US to get serious about nuclear discussions. That injunction comes with a definition: complementing Rouhanis declaration that sanctions were doing nothing more than harming the Iranian ...

An Iranian legislator says as long as the United States refuses to adopt a confidence-building and practical approach towards Iran, Tehran-Washington relations will not be normalized. Once the United States exhibits a confidence-building and realistic behavior, the Islamic Republic of Iran will take a proper decision concerning talks with the US. ...

A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEICriticalThreats Project Iran AnalystWill Fulton and Iran Intern Amir Toumaj, with contributor Mary Ella Simmons. Politics Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addressed Persian-speaking poets and literature professors from Iran and surrounding ...

An Iranian lawmaker has dismissed as unacceptable the ongoing violence in Egypt, saying enemies are afraid of national unity in the North African country. Political groups in Egypt must keep in mind that possible internal differences should not undermine [their] national unity against arrogant [powers] because Egypts enemies seek to infiltrate this ...