TEHRAN, December 31 - Ayatollah Khamenei— the Leader of the Islamic Revolution— issued a decree wherein he appointed Ayatollah Amoli-Larijani as the new chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council, as well as a faqih among the Guardian Council members.
TEHRAN, December 30 - The mass rallies held on the ninth day of the Persian calendar month of Dey in 2009 dashed the United States’ hopes to destroy the bonds between the Iranian nation and the government, says a political commentator.
TEHRAN, December 30 - Iranian authorities have arrested four members of a Zionist group engaging in corrupt evangelism and promotion of a falsified version of Christianity in the province of Alborz.
TEHRAN, December 30 - It is one of the worst ecological disasters of recent decades, but the shrinking of Iran's great Lake Urmia finally appears to be stabilizing and officials see the start of a revival.
TEHRAN, December 30 - Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa says his country’s cooperation with Iran has strengthened and will continue to enhance regional security.
TEHRAN, December 30 - Iran's capacity of installed renewables has reached 670 megawatts, with 445 megawatts of renewable power plants still under construction, according to Ministry of Energy.
TEHRAN, December 30 - Imports of Iranian crude oil by major buyers in Asia hit their lowest in more than five years in November as US sanctions on Iran’s oil exports took effect last month, government and ship-tracking data showed.
TEHRAN, December 30-Iran and Syria have held a session of their joint ministerial economic committee, exchanging views on a long-term strategic cooperation agreement.
TEHRAN, December 30 - Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani praised huge rallies back in 2009 in which the nation reaffirmed allegiance to the Islamic Republic Establishment and ended months of turmoil, saying that they removed the dust from the political atmosphere”.
TEHRAN, December 29 -Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic will always stand by Palestinian people and support their cause.
TEHRAN, December 29 -The Iranian nation is set to commemorate the anniversary of the 2009 mass rallies that were held in support of the Islamic Republic and put an end to post-election unrest back then.
TEHRAN, December 29 - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman slammed stealthy trip of US president to Iraq, calling it as a disrespect to the Iraqi national sovereignty.
TEHRAN, December 28 - The United States does not want the eradication of terrorism and Daesh terrorist group in the Middle East but rather it desires to command them in order to keep tensions in the region, an Iranian diplomat says.
TEHRAN, December 28 - The top commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the United States' power is on the decline and faced with Iran's increasing might, it does not dare mention the military option against the Islamic Republic anymore.
TEHRAN, December 27 - Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani expressed the country’s readiness to enhance military and defense cooperation with Afghanistan.
TEHRAN, December 27 - A delegation of the Russian Defense Ministry led by the Deputy Chief of the General Staff Igor Osipov focused on naval cooperation in talks with Iranian counterparts, the ministry’s spokesperson told reporters on Wednesday.
TEHRAN, December 26 - The state budget for the new Iranian year starting in March assumes $21 billion of oil revenues, down 28 percent from the current budget, Government spokesman Mohammad Reza Nobakht has said.