A senior Iranian cleric sitting on the Expediency Council, the body in charge of settling legislative disputes in the country, says he is doubtful the body would eventually endorse requirements of the FATF money-laundering watchdog over fears that they may undermine the country’s financial independence.

The Secretary General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, Ayatollah Ramazani expressed his condolences on the demise of Mr. Haj “Reza Hadavi”, the father of Ayatollah “Mahdi Hadavi Tehrani”.

Adviser to the Leader of Islamic Revolution for International Affairs said that Syria plays a very crucial and decisive role in the Resistance Front.

In a message, Ayatollah Ramazani, Secretary General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, expressed his condolences on the demise of Ayatollah Mohammad Hakim Samadi.

Ayatollah Haj Sheikh Muhammad Hakim Samadi, one of the great Shiite scholars living in Europe, passed away.