Former minister gets the shoe
A protesting student at Tehran University threw his shoe at the Saffar Harandi, the former Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Iran under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, reports Mowj Camp. Mowj Camp also reports that students delayed Harandi’s speech by chanting slogans such as “Ya Hossein, Mir Hossein” and booing him. Eventually, Harandi had to leave the […]
Breaking: Saffar Harandi resigns, Ahmadinejad’s cabinet no longer official
Just eight days before inauguration, Ahmadinejad’s cabinet becomes illegal and requires a parliamentary vote of confidence to continue working. During the past few days, Ahmadinejad has been unexpectedly replacing cabinet members. According to Fars News Agency, Mohammad Hossein Saffar Harandi, the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Iran, resigned today bringing the number of […]