title: supreme court decides to weigh in on transgender rights
text: politics iranian parliament speaker ali larijani r and finnish president sauli niinistö shake hands in tehran on october   photo by irna 
  iranian parliament speaker ali larijani says the european union can play a significant role in the settlement of the syrian crisis and the campaign against terrorism 
  larijani made the remarks in a meeting with visiting finnish president sauli niinistö in tehran on wednesday 
  he said that iran supports political solutions to crises in the middle east including the conflict in syria while some extraregional players as well as regional sponsors of terrorist groups sabotaged diplomatic solutions through adopting wrong approaches 
  the top iranian parliamentarian also warned against the spillover of terrorism to other regions across the world 
  unfortunately military intervention by outsiders in regional issues and adopting a military approach and double standards on terrorism have led to a rise in the number of terrorist groups and contributed to their activities larijani said 
  he also blamed the extremist and deviated ideology of wahhabism for the spread of terrorism in the region stressing that neither sunnis nor shias support terrorist or extremist acts 
  elsewhere in his remarks larijani welcomed the expansion of ties between tehran and helsinki 
  the finnish official for his part called for the further promotion of ties between his country and iran 
  he also expressed regret about terrorist attacks in afghanistan iraq and syria and the lack of a political will to end the conflicts 
  terrorists pose threat to their own countries 
  also on wednesday the finnish president met with chairman of irans expediency council ayatollah akbar hashemi rafsanjani to discuss bilateral ties and regional developments chairman of irans expediency council ayatollah akbar hashemi rafsanjani r meets with finnish president sauli niinistö l in tehran on october   photo by irna 
  in the meeting rafsanjani warned about possible threats posed by foreign recruits when they return to their own countries and the subsequent rise of terrorism across the world and called on the international community to take measures to address the issue 
  the senior iranian official also raised the alarm over the issue of state terrorism pursued by the zionists 
  earlier in the day finlands president also met and held talks with iranian foreign minister mohammad javad zarif on the developments in the middle east and the promotion of bilateral ties in different sectors including economic and banking cooperation 
  niinistö arrived in tehran on tuesday to hold talks with iranian officials on a range of issues 
  he also met with iranian president hassan rouhani on wednesday loading