EghtesadOnline: Lamenting the Interior Ministry's executive boards’ decision to disqualify a host of senior reformist candidates for the upcoming parliamentary election, the top pro-reform figures have urged the Guardians Council to step in and reverse the trend.

EghtesadOnline: Iran remains open to diplomacy to save the 2015 nuclear deal but will continue to defend its rights, two senior officials said on Monday, adding that the country will reverse its recent nuclear steps if its demands are met.