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La lucha interna entre Ahmadineyad y Ali Lariyaní lleva a la cárcel al ex fiscal general

Feb 06 2013
Iran
Source: 
El País

Said Mortazavi, ex fiscal general de Teherán y un importante aliado del presidente iraní Mahmud Ahmadineyad, fue detenido anteanoche, sin que se haya explicado el motivo. Aunque Mortazavi tiene una causa abierta por la muerte de tres detenidos durante las protestas de 2009, todo parece indicar que su inopinado envío a prisión es, sin embargo, un nuevo capítulo del enfrentamiento entre Ahmadineyad y el presidente del Parlamento, Ali Lariyani.

Supreme showdown in Tehran

Feb 04 2013
Iran
Source: 
Foreign Policy

Four months before the next presidential election, Iran's conservative establishment is facing a security threat: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Four years ago, a controversial election that reinstated President Ahmadinejad brought millions of Iranians into a face-to-face confrontation with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Now, it is Ahmadinejad who is coming face-to-face with the very man who lifted him out of obscurity and granted him worldwide fame and unparalleled support against all pillars of the Islamic Republic.

Iran's nuclear ambitions stalk presidential election

Jan 29 2013
Iran
Source: 
Bbc News

In six months' time Iranians will go to the polls to elect a new president.

Although the campaign does not officially start until March, there has already been much speculation about who will be competing in the race to succeed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

After a year dominated by infighting between supporters and opponents of Mr Ahmadinejad, the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has warned politicians not to engage in early electioneering.

Islamic Inter-parliamentary Union emphasizes Iran’s nuclear rights

Jan 24 2013
Iran
Source: 
Mehr News
 The Islamic Inter-Parliamentary Union emphasized the right of Iran and other Muslim countries to peaceful use of nuclear technology in a statement issued at the end of its two-day meeting in Khartoum on Tuesday.

The members also condemned the assassination of nuclear scientists of Muslims countries, the Persian service of IRNA reported. 

Ahmadinejad cancels trip to Turkey

Dec 17 2012
Iran
Source: 
Mehr News
The head of Iran Presidency international affairs office reported of the cancellation of the president’s trip to Turkey due to preoccupations in job.

Mohammad Reza Forghani, head of Iran Presidency international affairs office told news of the president’s revocation of his plan to travel to Turkey.

Forghani counted the revocation due to engagement.

Defining Democracy Down: Iran's New Presidential Election Law

Dec 10 2012
Iran
Source: 
Tehran Bureau

Two major events recently took place within the recondite realm of Iranian power politics that on initial view may appear to stand in contradiction. First, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced that while the Majles was justified in passing a motion to question President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the floor of the parliament, "It is enough. Any further insistence on this motion will encourage the enemies of the nezaam," or ruling system.

The Leader’s Course Must Take over the Country

Nov 19 2012
Iran
Source: 
Rooz on Line

Seven months left for the presidential elections in Iran, some analysts speculate that a number of banned newspapers will be allowed to republish and a number of prominent political prisoners will be released prior to the June 2013 elections with the goal of creating public enthusiasm to vote, individuals close to the supreme leader of the Islamic regime have said that the next president must be more coordinated with the leader.

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