Iran Focus: London, Jun. 15 Faced with widespread apathy and a nationwide call for a boycott of the June 17 presidential elections, the Iranian regime is setting the stage to engage in electoral fraud, the opposition National Council of Resistance of Iran announced today. The NCRI said in a statement that Irans clerical authorities planned to engage in fraud, vote fixing, and inflating the turnout figures. Iran clerics setting stage for electoral fraud: opposition
Iran Focus: London, Jun. 15 Faced with widespread apathy and a nationwide call for a boycott of the June 17 presidential elections, the Iranian regime is setting the stage to engage in electoral fraud, the opposition National Council of Resistance of Iran announced today. The NCRI said in a statement that Irans clerical authorities planned to engage in fraud, vote fixing, and inflating the turnout figures. Iran clerics setting stage for electoral fraud: opposition
Iran Focus: London, Jun. 15 Faced with widespread apathy and a nationwide call for a boycott of the June 17 presidential elections, the Iranian regime is setting the stage to engage in electoral fraud, the opposition National Council of Resistance of Iran announced today. The NCRI said in a statement that Irans clerical authorities planned to engage in fraud, vote fixing, and inflating the turnout figures.Iranian official hints no inspections at suspect nuclear site anytime soon
AFP: A senior Iranian negotiator hinted Wednesday that UN nuclear inspectors would not be visiting the Parchin militarysite in Iran, where the United States says weapons work is going on, anytime soon. Cyrus Nasseri told AFP that any such inspections of the Parchin and Lavizan military sites would be “transparency” visits, beyond the inspections that are required by the UN watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Irans ex-Revolutionary Guards chief abandons race
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 15 A day after Iran Focus predicted that Mohsen Rezai, one of the five ex-Revolutionary Guards commanders in the eight-man race for Irans next president, would withdraw in favour of strongman Hashemi Rafsanjani, he bowed out on Wednesday evening. In a statement explaining his decision to withdraw, Rezai said today that he was heeding the opinion of pre-eminent religious leaders to avoid splitting the votes. Irans ex-Revolutionary Guards chief abandons race
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 15 A day after Iran Focus predicted that Mohsen Rezai, one of the five ex-Revolutionary Guards commanders in the eight-man race for Irans next president, would withdraw in favour of strongman Hashemi Rafsanjani, he bowed out on Wednesday evening. In a statement explaining his decision to withdraw, Rezai said today that he was heeding the opinion of pre-eminent religious leaders to avoid splitting the votes. Protests break out in Iran capital against election candidate
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 15 Iranian students from Tehrans Lecturers Training College yesterday evening demonstrated against presidential hopeful Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf, clashing with security forces in several neighbourhoods of the capital. The protest began after an election rally on campus by Qalibafs campaign team. Protests break out in Iran capital against election candidate
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 15 Iranian students from Tehrans Lecturers Training College yesterday evening demonstrated against presidential hopeful Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf, clashing with security forces in several neighbourhoods of the capital. The protest began after an election rally on campus by Qalibafs campaign team.Iran security forces round up prison protesters for second day
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 15 For the second consecutive day, Irans paramilitary police attacked protesters holding a vigil outside a notorious prison, arresting at least two dozen men and women. Two women were so badly beaten up by the baton-wielding policemen that they had to be taken to hospital. They were identified as Shiva Nazar-Ahari and Akram Eqbali. Iran security forces round up prison protesters for second day
Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 15 For the second consecutive day, Irans paramilitary police attacked protesters holding a vigil outside a notorious prison, arresting at least two dozen men and women. Two women were so badly beaten up by the baton-wielding policemen that they had to be taken to hospital. They were identified as Shiva Nazar-Ahari and Akram Eqbali.Top Ten Facts about Iran’s June 17 Presidential Election
U.S. Alliance for Democratic Iran: Iran will hold a presidential election on Friday, June 17. There are some fundamental facts about the nature and purpose of elections held under theocratic regime in Iran. They help to better understand the current political scene there.
These are the top ten facts about the June 17 election, compiled by the US Alliance for Democratic Iran, for your information.
