Al-Monitor | Rohollah Faghihi: As Iran's Reformists map their strategy for the February 2020 election, their camp is struggling to improve its public image, given its dismal record in parliament. During the past two years, public criticism of Reformist parliamentarians has grown, as many are accused of not keeping their promises to constituents....

MNA A Member of Parliament Mohammadreza Aref called for taking advantage of capabilities of private sector for the development of space technology in the country. He made the remarks on Sat. in his visit to Iran Space Research Center and pointed to the significance of space technology in the country, calling for the Ministry of Communications and ...

MNA Iranian lawmakers have elected Ali Larijani as the speaker of the parliament for the 12th consecutive year. During an open session of the parliament on Sunday, the parliamentarians voted to choose members of the parliaments presiding board, during which Larijani remained in the post by garnering 155 votes out of 274. Mohammad Reza Aref with ...

Al Monitor - A day after being designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) by the Donald Trump administration, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is receiving a wave of support from home. The widespread backing from a commonly fractured elite notably came even from those who traditionally harbor striking differences with the powerful ...

MNA Approaching the time of Iranian parliament mid-term internal election, different fractions lobby to push forward their desired MP for the post of Iranian parliament speaker. Omid Fraction in Iranian Parliament announced that it has decided to support MP Mohammad Reza Aref in the race for the job of Iranian parliament speaker. The members ...

FNA- A senior Iranian reformist lawmaker underlined the necessity for the government to take fully clear guarantees from the European countries to ensure Tehran's continued merits under the 2015 nuclear deal after the US withdrawal. "Europe should give clear promises (guarantees) to implement the nuclear deal during the new round of talks as soon ...

IFP- A member of the Iranian Parliaments reformist faction says they will introduce their contenders for seats of the parliaments presiding board on Tuesday, a day before the annual elections in which senior reformist Mohammad-Reza Aref will probably run for the post of the speaker. Abdolhamid Khedri made the statement after a meeting of the parliamentary ...

Al-Monitor | Saeid Jafari: An interview with the son of prominent Reformist leader Mohammad Reza Aref, a member of the parliamentary Hopefaction, has led to a new controversy in Iran. The July 20 interview features Hamid RezaAreftalking about how the children of Iranian elites, locally known as "aghazadeh"(noble-born), have "good genes."The interview ...

IFP - Irans health minister says he has recently performed separate surgeries on the left eye of a senior right-winger and the right eye of a senior left-winger! Iranian Health Minister Seyyed Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi has called on Iranians to drop their so-called leftist and rightist tendencies and, instead, join hands to further boost ...

Iran Front Page- IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Tuesday, July 25, and picked headlines from 16 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. Newspapers today covered a meeting between Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and top commanders of the Islamic Revolution ...

IFP- The senior reformist lawmaker, Mohammad-Reza Aref, has announced that the countrys reformists will support Hassan Rouhani, Irans incumbent president, in the forthcoming presidential election scheduled to be held on May 19, 2017. According to a Farsi report by the Etemad newspaper, following the extraordinary general meeting of the Reformists ...

The majority of newspapers on Sunday covered the recent scandal involving US presidential candidate Donald Trump. The headlines used by Iranian papers will be analysed in a separate report. US Department of Treasurys decision to lift the ban on having dollar transactions with Iran was also a top story in many newspapers today. The ongoing war ...

Newspapers on Tuesday covered the death of famous and acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami in the French capital Paris. They also highlighted a statement by President Hassan Rouhani, which addressed the Iranian nation on the issue of huge salaries paid to certain executives. Rouhani vowed to pursue the issue until the eradication of corruption,...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Monday and picked headlines from 30 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. The cancellation of the Hajj pilgrimage for Iranians this year was a top story in all Monday newspapers. Most headlines blamed Saudi Arabia, while only one of ...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Thursday and picked headlines from 21 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. The upcoming election in Irans new parliament to choose the next speaker was a top story in most newspapers on Thursday. The competition will be between the reformist ...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 15 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. Abrar: 1. Airstrike targets ISIS convoy near Bani Walid [in Libya] 2. Egypt still seeking to lead Arab League 3. Latest updates about vote counting in Tehran 4....

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iran newspapers on Wednesday and picked headlines from 16 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. Abrar: 1. Informed people are not gulled by stigmatizations, pretenses 2. Pakistan army chief, Qatari Emir discuss Afghanistan peace process 3. Ayatollah ...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iran newspapers on Sunday and picked headlines from 23 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. Abrar: 10 nuclear meetings scheduled with Leader: Parliament Speaker High-profile Azeri delegation arrives in Tehran Frances Hollande warns of risk of Turkey-...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iran newspapers on Monday and picked headlines from 20 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. IFP Press Round up; February 8, 2016 The Greek premiers visit from Iran and Tehrans new deals with giant French carmaker Peugeot was covered by most papers ...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Sunday and picked headlines from 14 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Supreme Leaders urges to even his dissenters to take part in the upcoming elections and the issue of the Saudi embassy attack in Tehran grabbed most of the headlines ...