You have commented 338 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran's Leader Stops Lawmakers Grilling President
2012-11-22
[An Nahar] Iran's supreme leader has stopped the country's parliament from grilling the president over the nation's plummeting currency and economic crisis, the official IRNA news agency reported Wednesday.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei demanded that the parliament drop its plan to grill President Mahmoud Short Round Ahmadinejad, saying such a session would benefit Iran's enemies.

Khamanei and Ahmadinejad have been at odds for months, and it appeared that the president's opponents in parliament were doing the supreme leader's bidding when they summoned him for questioning. Ahmadinejad was hauled before parliament in March, the first time an Iranian president has been questioned by the house.

Instead, IRNA quoted Khamanei as issuing an order to the legislature that said, "We demand that the respected representatives not continue" with the summons.

Khamenei, who has final say on all state matters, said parliament's concern about the economy was positive, but that questioning the president before the body "is what enemy seeks," a reference to the West.

"The country needs tranquility. Authorities also need it to carry out their tasks. People also like peace," Khamenei said.

Parliament speaker Ali Larijani wrote to Khamenei accepting his demand and pledging that politicians would not pursue the summons further.
Posted by:Fred

#3  Meaning I couldn't talk reason into Judy during the rebuild.
Posted by: Shipman   2012-11-22 08:54  

#2  Indoor grills are HARAM.
Posted by: Shipman   2012-11-22 08:53  

#1  Iran's supreme leader has stopped the country's parliament from grilling the president

Hmmm, I would have loved to have read about that, Ahmadinejad being grilled by the Iranian Parliament. In the mean time...

"Grilling is a favorite method of cooking for many people. Men, especially, seem drawn to the allure of the open flame. Perhaps there is an innate sense built in to mankind from all the previous centuries of preparing food over open flame.

Grilling food seems to be gaining popularity with the rise of the TV food shows. The availability of indoor grills, sometimes built into the stove top, has helped spur the interest in the oldest form of cooking. There's just something about that grilled flavor that draws people in."

Over 1200 of the best all time favorite grilling recipes.

Posted by: Au Auric   2012-11-22 08:25  

00:00