When Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani noted today that he would lose his post as chairman of the Assembly of Experts, a body which appoints and theoretically can even dismiss Iran’s Supreme Leader, to Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani, he cautiously rather chose not to run for election again. He had chaired the Assembly since 2007. It [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Mehdi Karroubi’
Taking the Gloves Off
Posted in Iran, tagged Ali Khamenei, Ashura, Green Movement, Mehdi Karroubi, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Tasua, Zarah Rahnavard on December 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If there had been any doubt that the regime in Iran would eventually break down all opposition, today’s disturbing news tell a different story. The more or less silenced leaders of the ‘Green Movement’, Messrs Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, may in fact be on the run. Mousavi’s wife, Zarah Rahnavard, may have been arrested. [...]
Martyrs
Posted in Iran, tagged Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, election fraud, Guardian Council, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, martyrdom, Mehdi Karroubi, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Mohsen Rezai, Neda Agha-Soltan on June 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Somewhat hidden on Iranian government-funded presstv’s webpage you may find this Monday’s sensation. Ten or 13 killed demonstrators on Tehran’s streets, among them 19-year-old Neda, whose shocking death millions around the world have watched in an extremely graphic video, have possibly not died in vain. Iran’s Guardian Council has to admit today that probes into ballots boxes [...]
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