Article 73: The Speaker of the Islamic Parliament of Iran is responsible for all executive affairs of the Parliament ranging from organizational, financial, dealing, administrative, employment, judicial, technical, support, domestic and international relations, protection, safeguards and the like affairs. By Maysam Behravesh | June 26, 2020, 4:03 PM. The lawmakers were sworn in … Iran’s parliament initiated its new term on May 27 as Iran’s economy faces significant challenges. The Iranian parliament has ratified a motion to allow the government to impose hefty taxes on owners of empty homes. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the opening ceremony of Iran's 11th parliament, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Tehran, Iran, May 27, 2020. Nevertheless, the composition of the Majles could shed significant light on the future direction of Iranian domestic politics. The country’s 1979 constitution put into place a mixed system of government, in which the executive, parliament, and judiciary are overseen by several bodies dominated by the clergy. Iran - Iran - Government and society: Iran is a unitary Islamic republic with one legislative house. Tehran, Iran - On the eve of the general election for Iran's 290-member parliament, the mood is heavy in the cold and rainy capital as the polls come … Corruption Is a Job Qualification in Today’s Iran Iran’s new speaker of parliament is widely known for being a crook—but a loyal one. Although the prevalence of the Covid-19 virus has pushed the economic growth of most countries to zero or negative in 2020, Iran’s economy experienced negative economic growth rates in 2018 and 2019. COVID pandemic and escalating tension in the Gulf region have overshadowed the result of the parliamentary elections in Iran. Iran has convened its newly elected parliament, dominated by conservative lawmakers and under strict social distancing regulations, as the country struggles to curb the spread of coronavirus that has hit the nation hard. Lawmakers are sworn in during the inauguration of Iran's new parliament, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May, 27, 2020. he official IRNA agency said in a report that the Sunday legislation would toughen the rules governing a vacancy tax bill adopted in the chamber in 2015 to help fight a rental shortage in big … Iran’s parliament issued a statement in June strongly condemning an anti-Iran resolution by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors, asking the government to stop implementing the Additional Protocol, which allows surprise inspections of nuclear sites. This is exactly what happened at the Iranian regime’s 11 th Majlis (parliament) when on July 5, Zarif the liar, under attack, named Khamenei as his witness. Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian regime’s foreign minister, was present at the Parliament on July 5 to report on foreign policy and economic diplomacy. Iran’s conservative parliament moves to ban Instagram. Iran’s newly inaugurated hard-line parliament is pushing for a new ban on the country’s already restricted social media, a campaign that critics view as a war on the free flow of information.