Tag: Majlis
Did Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Steal the 2009 Iran Election?
Charges that the Iranian government brutally mistreated protesters after the 2009 presidential election must be taken very seriously. A protester’s human rights should not depend on the merits of his position, just as our respect for a soldier should not depend on the merits of the war he is sent to fight. The question considered here, however, is not whether the government mistreated those who protested the election result, nor whether Iran’s government ought to be run by different people with different policies. Nor is the question whether more candidates ought to have been declared eligible to run – a complaint not made by Mir-Hossein Mousavi until after the election. Obviously he made the list, and the exclusion of other candidates probably improved his chances. The question here is simply whether Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won the election, fair and square.
“Don’t Make Iran Re-Think its Cooperation”: Larijani to West
Ali Larijani, Speaker of Iran’s Parliament accused the IAEA of making obstacles for Iran and the P5+1 (P5+1 is the name given to the six countries – U.S, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany- negotiating with Iran) talks to reach an agreement on Tehran’s nuclear program.
Iranian Legislators Renew Support for Nuclear Rights
Iranian legislators have issued a statement in defense of the nation’s full nuclear rights ahead of the next round of talks between Iran and the IAEA.