A Majlis of the IRGC, by the IRGC, and for the IRGC
The recent battle over Azad University and its assets is not only a sign of a growing division in Iran’s hardliners. If one looks more closely, the growing importance of the IRGC in Iranian politics is also becoming clearer. Originally created by Ayatollah Khomeini to be the Supreme Leader’s personal militia, the IRGC acts […]
Disputed Cabinet Nominees
Iran’s Majlis began the first day of a vote of confidence for the cabinet nominees proposed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday. According to BBC: The Majlis will hold a confidence vote on Wednesday, but correspondents say the president is struggling to win backing in the predominantly conservative body. The latest objections by MPs have […]
Ahmadinejad’s female cabinet nominees face opposition
According to Press TV: In a crucial setback for the Iranian president, a major block of Parliament deputies have decided to reject Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s proposed women ministers. In the run up to his second four-term in office, Ahmadinejad made major changes to the combination of his Cabinet while he selected three women to head key […]
Ms. Taleqani: “They beat and kill people and you go on summer vacation?”
A’zam Taleqani, the head of Society of Islamic Revolution Women of Iran and the daughter of Ayatollah Taleqani, Tehran’s first Friday prayer Imam after the Islamic revolution, in a letter to Assembly of Experts criticized the government officials for going on summer vacation at such a sensitive time. According to Mowj Camp, which published Taleqani’s […]