Middle East
Iran’s hard-liners seek payback in next election
Ahmadinejad loses fight over oil portfolio: parliament
Iran hardliners force deputy foreign minister to resign
Majlis to Ask Questions of Ahmadinejad in 10 Days
Majlis representative Ali Motahari announced that within the next ten days he was going to submit questions for Ahmadinejad to the Majlis leadership. This principlist MP who is a critic of the administration said that 90 legislators had signed the resolution adding that the MPs 'insist that the issue move forward as quickly as possible.'
Ahmadinejad aides targeted by Parliament
Iran's Parliament announced that it has received a series of reports questioning the actions of Esfandiar Rahim Mashai and Hamid Baghai, two chief presidential aides to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Fars reports that the complaints passed along to Parliament refer to a 'disruption perpetuated by the deviant current in the country s administration.'