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.

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 may be down for now, but Iran's former chief nuclear negotiator is not out, as the battle between the country's supreme leader and President Mahmud Ahmadinejad continues.

Ali Larijani Larijani has served as parliament speaker for 12 years and chief nuclear negotiator and secretary of the Supreme National Security Council.

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.

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 ...

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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 ...

ALI LARIJANI: You know, in the Iranian parliament, are different voices which are now being heard. There are some people who have found serious problems and shortcomings with this document.

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." ...