MNA Hojjatoleslam Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi has been appointed as the deputy chairman of the Assembly of Experts, which elects and oversees the performance of the Leader of Islamic Revolution.
In a Tuesday session, attended by 78 members of the Assembly of Experts, 43 members voted in favor of Raeisi, electing him as the deputy chairman of the assembly....
MNA Head of Irans Assembly of Experts Ayatollah Jannati cabled a condolence message on demise of former president Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani on Sunday.
The death of Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, the old companion of Late Imam Khomeini, caused grief in our hearts; he tolerated great pain during the Pahlavi regime and was helpful and active after ...
Tehran, May 24, IRNA Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, winning 51 votes out of 86, was elected Tuesday as chairman of the fifth Assembly of Experts.
Earlier this morning, the inauguration ceremony of the fifth Assembly of Experts started its work with a message of the Supreme Leader.
In today's voting, Ayatollah Ebrahim Amini and Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi ...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) Following the Assembly of Experts election held across Iran back in February, the high-ranking body will elect a new chairman later this month.
Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami, a member of the assembly who was reelected in the February votes, told Tasnim that the first official session of the 5th Assembly of Experts will be held on ...
Tehran, June 14, IRNA Head of the Experts Assembly Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi on Sunday wished success for Iranian negotiating team in nuclear talks with G5+1.
He made the remarks in a meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
Ayatollah Yazdi expressed concern about menaces of terrorism sponsored by the Saudi government and ...
Qom, June 11, IRNA Chairman of the Assembly of Experts Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi said on Thursday that the Iranian nuclear negotiating team enjoys full support of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the people and the government.
People from all walks of life and all Iranian officials are following up the ...
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has reiterated his support for the Iranian negotiating team in talks with six world powers over Tehran's nuclear program.
"The team assigned by [Iranian] President [Hassan Rouhani] to [attend] the talks constitute good, reliable and sympathetic individuals who are trying to secure the ...
[caption id="attachment_155180" align="alignright" width="161"] Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei meets members of the Assembly of Experts on March 12, 2015.[/caption]
Tehran, March 12, IRNA - Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei received members of the Assembly of Experts here on ...
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Saturday and picked headlines from 15 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
News about the opening of the 20th Exhibition of Press and News Agencies on Saturday was on the front pages of many Iranian newspapers. Also grabbing headlines were the ...
Ayatollah Rafsanjani says if individuals he deems unfit run for chairman of the Assembly of Experts, he would field his candidacy for the top job too.
One day after Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami, an influential member of the Assembly of Experts, said Ayatollah Rafsanjani seems unwilling to take over as chairman of the assembly, Hashemi Rafsanjani, a former ...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) The funeral service for Chairman of Irans Assembly of Experts Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani was held in capital Tehran on Thursday morning with senior officials in attendance.
By Tasnim News ...
IFP has flipped through the front pages of the Iranian dailies on Wednesday and picked headlines from 18 of them.
The passing on Tuesday of Chairman of the Assembly of Experts Ayatollah Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani at the age of 83 was placed on the front pages of almost all newspapers on October 22. The Iraqi premiers meetings with Irans Supreme Leader ...
Tehran, Oct 21, IRNA Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei is to lead prayers in the burial ritual of the late Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani.
Ayatollah Kani was the chairman of the Assembly of Experts since March, 2011. He died in hospital on Tuesday.
The 83-year-old senior cleric was taken to ...
Tehran, Oct 21, IRNA President Hassan Rouhani announced two days of public mourning nationwide on the occasion of the demise of the senior cleric Ayatollah Mohammadreza Mahdavi Kani.
In a message on Tuesday, the president expressed condolences to the Supreme Leader and the nation for passing away of the grand Ayatollah who chaired the Assembly of ...
[caption id="attachment_122193" align="alignright" width="156"] Late Chairman of the Iranian Assembly of Experts Ayatollah Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani[/caption]
Chairman of Irans Assembly of Experts Ayatollah Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani has passed away following a months-long coma.
The 83-year-old veteran politician died in a hospital in the capital ...
Tehran, Sept 15, IRNA Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei paid a visit to the senior cleric Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani in hospital Monday morning.
Ayatollah Kani, Chairman of Experts Assembly, was hospitalized on June 4 due to heart problems. The 83-year-old cleric has been in a coma since then.
The Supreme ...
[caption id="attachment_114521" align="alignright" width="207"] The 16th Summit of Assembly of Experts kicked off in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on September 2, 2014.[/caption]
The 16th Summit of Irans Assembly of Experts has begun in the capital, Tehran, with the countrys senior officials in attendance.
The two-day event kicked off in Tehran on ...
Irans Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani attended Tehrans Bahman Hospital on Friday to visit chairman of the Assembly of Experts Ayatollah Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani who is in hospital since June 4th due to a heart attack.
According to IRNA, Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani, 83, became the head of the Assembly of Experts on 8 March 2011.
Speaking to reporters after ...
Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani, the head of Irans Assembly of Experts, suffered a heart attack after attending Ayatollah Khomeinis commemoration service.
Some reports indicate the aging cleric is now in coma; however, this has been denied by his office.
The head of Ayatollah Mahdavi Kanis office, in an interview with Tasnim, has confirmed the heart attack ...