Iran listens to peaceful protesters, but responds to disturbances
TEHRAN (Iran News) – A spokesman for the Guardian Council, Iran’s vetting body, says the country has always listened “with open ears” to peaceful protesters, but security forces had duty during last month’s violent riots to deal with acts of vandalism and sabotage. In an interview with France 24 released on Wednesday, Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei underlined […]
Article 59 fails, then we go to amending constitution
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The spokesman for the Guardian Council said on Sunday that reviewing and amending the constitution is possible provided that the constitution itself, including its Article 59 of the constitution, could not help the country get rid of a probable problem. Article 59 states: In considering vital economic, political, social, and cultural […]
Abas Ali Kadkhodaei: competence of candidates based on constitution
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The spokesman for the Guardian Council, Abas Ali Kadkhodaei, wrote on his Twitter account late on Saturday that the competency of the candidates for the parliamentary elections will be studied according to the constitution. Abas Ali Kadkhodaei, who also serves as the deputy secretary-general of the council, wrote that time for […]