A “Moderate”’s “Hero”

A moderate or a hard liner, whatever name we give them, the two fractions inside Iranian regime have their discrepancies. Parliament, economy, international relations as well as mosques and religion are platforms each fraction uses to push the other side off the edge and to get a bigger piece of cheese. Nevertheless what brings discords within factions of Iranian regime is what that has unified them. Khamenei, the Supreme Leader or  Rouhani, the president, or other mullahs, whether a member of parliament or chief director of prisons, all have a common terrifying nightmare day and night. That is how to keep the lid on the bottle not to let the monster come out. The deprived citizens of Iran are looking for a chance to disseat the so called “Islamic Republic” of Ayatollahs.  It happened once in 2009 and can happen in 2016. This is why Rouhani calls the daily executions as the “will of God” and Khamenei tries to export his “Islamic Revolution” to Iraq, Syria or. ....

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Only 13% of sanctions are nuclear-related, Iran MP says

Mullah Alireza Salimi, a member of Iran’s so-called parliament, expressed concern over the consequences of the nuclear pact sealed with the international community, the state-run Fars news agency reported on Sunday, February 7th.
“All of Iran’s sanctions are a large package, most of which are related to human rights, terrorism and ballistic missiles, and only 13% of the sanctions are related to nuclear issues,” he said.
“Our economy is in need of emergency surgery, and is on the verge of bursting like the appendix of an ill patient. If it doesn’t undergo surgery quickly it will inflict irrecoverable damages and more chronic problems down the road,” he added.