Ali Larijani's younger brother, Sadegh, also known as Amoli, was among the 12 members of the Guardian Council. When Ali was banned from the race, Amoli resigned from his post in protest.

Ali Larijani has remained a confidante of Ayatollah Khamenei ever since. The Larijanis have a sister who is married to Ayatollah Seyyed Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad, a progressive cleric.

Ali Larijani is one of the first Iranian officials to speak about the “watered-down” version of US President Donald Trump’s travel ban, which is scheduled to take effect at 8 p.m. ET on ...

A photographer captured the seasoned Iranian official Ali Larijani laughing on his visit Thursday to Beirut, fully aware of what laughter means in such a situation. The seasoned Iranian diplomat ...

Larijani's absence during Russian President Vladimir Putin's meeting with Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, last week further raised eyebrows in Iran's political circles.

Ali Larijani, the speaker of Parliament and a rival of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was set to speak at the shrine to commemorate the 34th anniversary of the Islamic revolution. By Thomas Erdbrink ...

Former Iran’s parliament speaker Ali Larijani speaks with media after registering his name as a candidate for the June 28 presidential elections at the Interior Ministry in Tehran, Iran, Friday ...

CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, CNN HOST: Dr. Larijani, welcome to the program. Thanks for joining us from New York today. ALI LARIJANI, SPEAKER OF IRAN’S PARLIAMENT: (Speaking foreign language). LARIJANI ...

History lessons from Ali Larijani By Christian Brose Well, I’ll say this about Ali Larijani’s tirade last night here at the Munich Security Conference. It was entertaining.

The chairman of Iran's parliament, Ali Larijani, spoke with NPR's Steve Inskeep in New York last week. He described the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers as "acceptable," but not "flawless." ...

The main conservative faction, which secured a majority in a March parliamentary election, overwhelmingly voted in favor of Ali Larijani, Iran's former top nuclear negotiator.

Ali Larijani, the speaker of Parliament and a rival of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was set to speak at the shrine to commemorate the 34th anniversary of the Islamic revolution.