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Iranian MP Wants to Sign Up for 'Martyrdom Operation'
June 07, 2004
Middle East Media Research Institute
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The world Islamic organization's headquarters for remembering the shahids has registered over 2,000 Iranian volunteers for martyrdom operations in Iraq and Israel. the youngest volunteer is seven years old, and 25% are under 18. Recruitment headquarters head Mohamed Samedi said that the organization would carry out martyrdom operations if Iranian leader Ali Khamenei asked them to. (Sharq, Iran, 6/5/04)
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Expediency council secretary Mohsen Rezaei expressed his hope that the Iranian people would again follow in the path of the shahids and of ayatollah Khomeini, saying 'the sons of the shahids can continue in this path, but they have become passive for various reasons.' (Fars Persian news agency, Iran, 6/7/04)
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Iranian MP Mahdi Kuchek-zadeh said he too wants to sign up as a volunteer to carry out a martyrdom operation. (Jomhour-e eslami, Iran, 6/6/04)
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Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said of the Iranian volunteer signup for martyrdom bombings in Iraq: 'this has no connection to Iran’s government policy and regime. This is an expression of the sentiments of the people in light of the crimes of Israel and the U.S.' (Sharq, Iran, 6/7/04)
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Four eminent Shiite grand ayatollahs, among them Ali al-Sistani, issued fatwas urging Muslims to spurn trade with Israel. According to one, ayatollah Makarem Shirazi, 'trade and use of goods produced by America and the occupying regime of Israel are problematic.' (Jaam-e jam, Iran, 6/5/04)
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Iranian media indicate disagreement between Iranian and Iraqi shia clerics following a Friday sermon by sheikh Sadr al-din al-Qabanchi, one of ayatollah Sistani's aides, criticizing Iranian clergy for 'Iran’s near complete silence' about the killing of Shiites and damaging holy sites by Muqtada al-Sadr's militia. (al-Qabas, Kuwait, 6/7/04)
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A diplomat close to the IAEA said that Iran and the IAEA have agreed to inspections at nine centrifuge manufacturing sites. (Sharq, Iran, 6/5/04)
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The Iranian Aftab-e Yazd daily quoted diplomats who claimed that Germany, France, and Britain would continue cooperating with Tehran despite IAEA criticism over Iran’s secret nuclear activity. (Aftab-e Yazd, Iran, 6/7/04)
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Former Iranian MP Fatemeh Rakei called Iran’s reform process 'irrevocable' and said that despite ongoing political and anti-ethical opposition to reformists on the pretext of protecting Islam, reform has been institutionalized in the country. (Irna, Iran, 6/5/04)
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Iran’s supreme national security council secretary Hassan Rowhani said that stoning embassies, which are under the security protection of Iran, is disrespectful of Iran’s security apparatuses. (Aftab-e Yazd, Iran, 6/5/04)
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A senior central bank of Iran official said that in the absence of ties with the U.S., Iranian banks cannot accept American credit cards, and foreign tourists must keep this in mind. (Irna, Iran, 6/5/04)
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Iranian oil minister Bijan Namdar-Zanganeh said that at the recent Opec meeting in Damascus, Iran’s share in total production was determined to be 14%. (Irna, Iran, 6/5/04)
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