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Members of the Iranian parliament have found themselves under fire for ‘strange’ behavior involving the EU’s top diplomat, Federica Mogherini. (Reuters)

Iran: Lawmakers’ Selfie with EU’s Mogherini Sparks Nation-Wide Heated Debate

by Adel al-Salmi | Aug 8, 2017 | World

London – The “contentious” selfie taken by Tehran parliamentarians with EU Foreign Affairs chief Federica Mogherini during the swearing in of re-elected President Hassan Rouhani made headlines in Iranian newspapers. Up to 18 lawmakers lined up, in what the...

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Gem TV company founder Saeed Karimian. Facebook

Iran Asks Turkey for Info on Karimian Murder

by Saeed Abdelrazek | May 3, 2017 | World

Ankara- Iran has demanded information from Turkish officials on the murder of an Iranian-origin British businessman who was assassinated in Istanbul on April 29. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Bahram Qassemi said at a press briefing on Monday that they were...

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Richard Ratcliffe, Nazanin Zaghari and their daughter Gabriella. AP

Differences with London over Tehran’s Human Rights Record

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 26, 2017 | World

London- Iran’s Foreign Ministry strongly rejected recent remarks by a British Foreign Office official against the Islamic Republic’s human rights record, calling the comments “provocative.” Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Wednesday reacted to...

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The chairman of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi. – AFP

Tehran Summons UK Ambassador, Threatens to Cut Diplomatic Ties

by Adel al-Salmi | Dec 17, 2016 | World

London- In response to Theresa May’s remarks during the recent Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting, Spokesman for the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Alaeddin Boroujerdi said Britain has always sought to tear down bilateral ties...