Todays top stories in Iran include Deputy Speaker of Iranian Parliament criticizing Irans government illegality; Irans IRGC holding a military drill on Thursday; magnitude 4.7 quakes shaking south of Iran; Irans MP criticizing Ahmadinejads 4th round of provincial trips; lawmakers questioning of two ministers and grounding domestic airline in Iran due to outdated planes.
Irans IRGC to stage a military drill in western Azerbaijan
Lieutenant Commander of Basij (volunteer) Forces for Operations Colonel Nosratollah Seif has announced that the last stage of two-day Towards Bait al-Muqaddas drill will be held in Western Azerbaijan on April 25, emphasizing that Irans military power has grown three times more than the last year, ISNA reported.
4.7 magnitude quakes jolt south of Iran
Seven earthquakes with a magnitude of 4.7 have shaken Bushehr province on Wednesday morning. The 4.7 Richter earthquakes have been reported in Kaki and Abdan in south of Iran, Mehr reported.
Lawmakers questions two ministers
30 Iranian MPs questioned minister of energy and economy minister on Majlis floor over rising of utilities prices and providing currency for importing needed medicine, respectively on Wednesday.
Iran grounds domestic airline due to outdated planes
All flights of an Iranian airline have been stopped due to its outdated aircraft, the Fars News Agency quoted Civil Aviation Organisation of Iran director Hamid Pahlavani as saying.
He did not mention the name of the airline, but said its planes have been grounded as of April 9.