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Iran news round up - March 25, 2014

A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by the AEI Critical Threats Project's Iran research team.

Politics

  • In an address to Fars Province Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) commanders last week, Fars Province Governor Mohammad Ahmadi praised the IRGC, announcing that the provinces planning council will not be formed without an IRGC representative. Ahmadi added that he would confront any provincial official who does not cooperate with the IRGC in fulfilling the Supreme Leaders resistance economy policies.

  • Special Adviser to the President on Ethnic and Religious Minority Affairs AliYunesi criticized the draft of the Citizen Rights Charter, calling it very weak. Yunesi then announced that will establish the Sunni Consultative Council and advocated for more Sunni rights in the country.

  • The managing director of the Supreme Leaders unofficial media organKayhan, Hossein Shariatmadari, criticized the West for praisingindividuals who caused sedition and chaos in our country while remaining silent towards the martyrdom of Ali Khalili. Khalili recently died of injuries sustained while commanding good and prohibiting evil [amr-e be maroof va nahy az monkar; religious duty]. Shariatmadari added, In an Islamic society, some thugs must not dare strike a cleric to this extent because of [his carrying out the] duty of forbidding evil.

  • Tehran Province Governor Hossein Hashemiannounced the formation of the Investment Absorption Center in Tehran Provincein response to the supreme leaders directive on the economy and culture.

  • President Hassan Rouhani appointedvice president and Head of the Foundation for Martyrs and Self-Sacrifice Affairs Hojjat al-Eslam Mohammad Ali Shahidi Mahallati as the Secretary of the Supreme Propagation and Expansion of Self-Sacrifice and Martyrdom Culture Council.


Diplomacy

Military and Security

  • Head of IRGC Public Affairs Brig. Gen. 2C RamezanSharif praised theplanning and implementation of cultural-values program ofrahian-e noor[Companions of the Light cultural program] in the Persian Gulf that has been established for familiarizing our young generation [with Iran-Iraq War era values].

  • Law Enforcement Forces (LEF) Deputy Commander Brig. Gen. Ahmad RezaRadan announced that the LEF will playa determining role inconfronting smuggling, economic corruption and disruptors of the economic system.

  • Companions of the Light Central Base Secretary IRGC Brig. Gen. Yaqub Soleimani claimed that during the past eleven months,more than 2.4 million people have participatedin the cultural tour program that takes caravans of students, university students and various sectors of the population to Iran-Iraq War era battlefields in the south, west and the northwest. Soleimani then stated We must return to the jihadi management of the Sacred Defense era if we want to implement the Supreme Leaders directives.

  • Sistan va Baluchestan Province Security and Enforcement Deputy Ali Asqar MirShekari confirmed the death of border guard Jamshid Danaeifarat the hands of Jaish al-Adl.


Economy

  • Senior Advisor to the President and Special Economic Areas Cooperation Council Secretary Akbar Torkan announced the ratification of a provision in the council to transform the city of Jask, Hormozgan province, into a special economic area and that the council will submit a proposal to the parliament soon. Torkan said thatPresident Hassan Rouhani has ordered Jask to become the second area in Irans oil exportdue to capacities that exist in the petrochemical, energy and refinery industries. He also added that oil storage and other facilities related to crude oil exports will be constructed in Jask.

  • Parliament Energy Commission Chairman MP EbrahimKarkhanei called resistance economy policiesa prescription for confronting the enemys imposed economic war and also the strategy of a strong and flexible economic system against economic crises.


By AEI Critical Threat

 

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