TEHRAN (FNA) Several of Iran’s political heavyweights, including ex-nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani, are among more than 7,000 hopefuls who have signed up to stand in March parliamentary elections, officials said on Saturday.

TEHRAN (FNA) An Iranian official said on Saturday that Iran would not resume gas deliveries to Turkey early next week if it cannot meet domestic demand, after Ankara said it would happen by Monday at the latest.

TEHRAN (FNA) Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei demanded an end to UN Security Council oversight of Iran’s nuclear program during a meeting with the International Atomic Energy Agency Director Genera, Mohamed ElBaradei here in Tehran on Saturday.