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
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.
IAEA report backs Iran exile group’s revelations
Iran Focus: Vienna, June 15 A briefing by the United Nations nuclear watchdog on the progress of its work in Iran lent
credence to revelations by an Iranian opposition group back in November that Iran continues to hide critical information on its controversial nuclear program. Officials at the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency have informed diplomats that Iran had not given access requested by the IAEA to the Lavizan and Parchin military sites, where weaponization work is suspected.
IAEA report backs Iran exile group’s revelations
Iran Focus: Vienna, June 15 A briefing by the United Nations nuclear watchdog on the progress of its work in Iran lent
credence to revelations by an Iranian opposition group back in November that Iran continues to hide critical information on its controversial nuclear program. Officials at the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency have informed diplomats that Iran had not given access requested by the IAEA to the Lavizan and Parchin military sites, where weaponization work is suspected.
Mullah Marketing 101
Front-Page Magazine: Amid intense calls by Irans democratic opposition for the boycott of the upcoming June 17 presidential elections and Tehrans worried rush to showcase the sham as a sign of its popular legitimacy, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is reported to be the front-runner.
Rioting erupts in Iranian hotbed of Kurdish nationalism
AFP: Hundreds of Iranian Kurds have clashed violently with police in the northwestern Iranian town of Mahabad, an historical centre of Kurdish nationalism, the official news agency IRNA said Wednesday. The rioting, which came just days before Iran is due to elect a new president, was sparked by news from across the border in Iraq that former rebel leader Massoud Barzani was sworn in as the first president of Iraqi Kurdistan.
