TEHRAN (Tasnim) A senior Iranian lawmaker said on Wednesday that Israels recent attack on Hezbollah Resistance Movement showed Israelis' disappointment with Takfiris' performance in Syria. The Zionist regime assassinated senior Hezbollah figures because it felt threatened by the Resistance forces after repeated failures by terrorist forces ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) An Iranian lawmaker described the CIA torture report as a political debacle for the US and urged for a special UN envoy to investigate the issue. Saleh Jokar, a member of Iranian Parliaments National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, told the Tasnim News Agency that the United Nations should appoint a rapporteur to pursue ...

[caption id="attachment_112461" align="alignright" width="237"] The file photo shows a missile being fired during a drill in the central Iranian province of Semnan.[/caption] An Iranian lawmaker says the countrys military might poses no threat to any country and merely serves as a deterrent to counter any act of aggression against the Islamic Republic....

TEHRAN, June 21 (MNA) A member of Irans parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission has said they have invited FM to report on nuclear negotiations. Mohamamd Saleh Jokar, Yazds representative to the parliament told Mehr News that after nuclear negotiations between Iran and the world powers the foreign ministry would come to parliament ...

[caption id="attachment_100751" align="alignright" width="279"] The photo shows militants of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) gathering at an undisclosed location in Nineveh Province, northern Iraq, on June 11, 2014.[/caption] Tehran, June 17, IRNA - Iranian lawmaker Mohammad Saleh Jokar, a member of the Majlis National Security ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- A prominent Iranian lawmaker underlined the importance of the Iran-Oman joint military drills in the Persian Gulf for convergence among the regional countries. "The Iran-Oman joint military exercises can be an appropriate model for other countries of the Persian Gulf to help to the restoration of security in the region instead of ...

[caption id="attachment_74642" align="alignright" width="180"] Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant[/caption] An Iranian lawmaker says the Islamic Republic will never give up its right to uranium enrichment and the US should know Tehran will not bow to bullying. Member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Mohammad Salehi Jokar ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The Wests refusal to invite Iran to the upcoming Geneva 2 peace conference on Syria emanates from illogical political reasons, a prominent Iranian legislator said, and asserted Tehran's influential role in the regional equations. Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency on Monday, Member of the Iranian Parliaments National Security ...

A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst Will Fulton and Iran Intern Amir Toumaj, with contributors John Lesnewich and Mehrdad Moarefian. (E) = Article in English Excerpts of these translations may only be used with the expressed consent of ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- A member of the Iranian parliament called on the Pakistani security officials to show more responsibility in controlling their borders with Iran. Member of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Mohammad Saleh Jokar criticized the Pakistani government for its weakness to control the security condition ...

Irans Majlis plans to discuss a security agreement between Tehran and Islamabad in the near future, which would allow Iranian armed forces to enter Pakistani territory for counter-terrorism operations. Member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Mohammad-Saleh Jokar pointed on Friday to the content of the Iran-Pakistan security ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- A prominent Iranian legislator underlined the importance of Irans presence in the upcoming Geneva conference on Syria. If any talks on resolving the Syrian crisis are to be held in the future, Iran will surely play an important role in those talks and in the settlement of the Muslim countrys problems through diplomacy, member of ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Mohammad Saleh Jokar, a ranking member of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, condemned the recent fabrication of the Iranian President's remarks by CNN, and called for an immediate ban on the American news network. Jokarsaid some news channels like CNN are reflecting the Zionist regime's thoughts,...

TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian legislator described the recent remarks and guidelines of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei concerning heroic flexibility as a highly important diplomatic tactic. Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that he has long held belief ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) A prominent Iranian legislator said Tehran has had a leading role in averting a possible war in Syria, and added that the US decision to retreat from a military action against Damascus is a testimony to the Islamic Republics might. The most important reason that a possible military assault against Syria did not occur was the ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian legislator underlined the preparedness of the Syrian government, nation and army to give a crushing response to any potential US aggression. The US adventurism in the region will be a suitable opportunity for Syria to firmly confront the Americans, member of the parliaments National Security and Foreign Policy Commission ...

Expulsion of the remnants of the terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) from Iraq is a serious demand by the Iraqi nation, an Iranian lawmaker says. This shows that the Iraqi peoples patience is wearing thin and they seriously call for the expulsion of the remaining members of this grouplet from their homeland, Mohammad-Saleh Jokar said on ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian legislator lashed out at the US and Israel for hatching plots against the Egyptian nation. The US and Zionists are plotting to keep Egypt in a backward situation, member of the parliaments National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Mohammad Saleh Jokar said on Monday. Jokar stressed that Washington and Tel ...

An Iranian lawmaker says the terrorist anti-Iran Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) must be prosecuted and brought to justice for its acts of terrorism. Given the crimes committed by MKO members, the international bodies should pay heed to the requests of the families who have fallen victim to MKO terrorist activities and bring its members to trial ...

[caption id="attachment_33686" align="alignright" width="210"] Reports indicate that the US is preparing to impose a no-fly zone over Syria.[/caption] An Iranian lawmaker says imposing a no-fly zone over Syria will amount to violation of international law and is part of the West's attempts to prop up embattled dictators in the region. The strategy ...