Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi said Wahhabism poses a threat to Islam by nurturing criminal and ruthless people who observe no boundaries in their practices which are forbidden by the holy religion of Islam.He said the Takfiri terrorist groups are a source of shame for Islam because of their destructive and …

The election was taken place during an emergency meeting held by the heads of the NIA (the Shiite Islamic party) on Sunday evening, the source said without elaborating.The heads of the National Iraqi Alliance had not been able for a long time to reach an agreement on election of the …

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“The will of the Supreme Leader was behind this issue; despite all the issues, Ayatollah Khamenei supported them till the end,” Ayatollah Rafsanjani said on Sunday.“It was quite clear for us that the West’s policy was to shift on food-for-oil, because they needed our oil and we needed food,” he …

“Bartolone will meet his Iranian counterpart Ali Larijani on Tuesday to discuss the latest bilateral and parliamentary ties as well as regional and international developments,” Amir Abdollahian said.He underlined that parliamentary ties will be of paramount importance in the negotiations between Larijani and Bartolone.Amir Abdollahian said that Bartolone will meet …

Mansourian was named the first Iranian female athlete to beat China’s athlete in the Asian games.The Ninth Asian Wushu Championship opened in Taipei, Taiwan, on Thursday.Athletes from 20 countries have participated in the competition.2050**2050 ورزش Iran Wushu Taiwan Contact Editor-in-chief: newsroom@irna.irتماس بی واسطه با مسئولین www.irna.ir

During the meeting, Danayeefar and al-Maliki discussed the latest developments in the war on terrorism and also reviewed political and security situation in Iraq.Al-Maliki, for his part, pointed to the Nineveh liberation operation and the military operations in its center of Mosul, and said, “The Iraqi forces, including army, Hashd …

Ahani said that head of Majlis Commission on National Security and Foreign Policy Alaeddin Boroujerdi visited France and was responded by a delegation from the French Senate paying a visit to Iran last month.Iran and France parliaments initiated exchange of visits of parliamentary officials.He said that bilateral meetings will pave …

At a meeting held here Sunday on the issue of human rights in the two countries, Annan said Copenhagen-Tehran relations are growing.Denmark is trying to deepen ties with Iran as it has already strengthened its relations with Tehran in the areas of archeology, neurology and climate change.During the first five …

Talking in a human rights expert panel between Iran and Denmark on Sunday, he said the social, cultural and economic aspects of human rights is of high importance for Iran as well.He said other topics like the right for food, right for health and rights of the handicapped are also …