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| Rezaei says Iranians Žfed upŽ with govt. |
| 2009-06-04 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] Principlist hopeful Mohsen Rezaei says Iranians are at their wits end trying to deal with the many political and economic problems facing the country. Rezaei, a former Iranian commander who is a senior member to the influential Expediency Council, said the Iranian nation "is fed up with the current circumstances in the country" and lack of governmental action on a host of internal and foreign issues. He said the time has come for Iran to close ranks with regional countries in order to have a greater say in the developments that occur in the Middle East. "With [former US president] George W. Bush and [Iraqi dictator] Saddam Hussein out of power, the grounds have been prepared to for Iran to get in on the act and forge bonds with regional countries," said Rezaei. He criticized the Ahmadinejad government for "doing not nearly enough" to strengthen Iran's strategic position in the region. "Unfortunately, the government's harsh rhetoric against regional countries which have given rise to tension and conflict in the Middle East," he said. Iran's presidential elections will take place on June 12. It will be the tenth since the establishment of the Islamic Republic in 1979 ended the reign of the country's pro-US monarch Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Mir-Hossein Mousavi, the last prime minister of Iran (1981-1989), and Mehdi Karroubi, two-time parliament (Majlis) speaker (1989-1992 and 2000-2004) have also announced their presidential bids. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Because the principlists are probably pissed that Ahmadinejad hasn't been serious enough about wiping Israel off the map? This is written vaguely enough that someone not paying attention might think that Rezaei is some sort of reformist or moderate, but that doesn't seem to be what "Principlism" means, does it? |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2009-06-04 09:25 |
| #1 Why am I not cheered up? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-06-04 05:10 |