Thursday
Jul282011
The Latest from Iran (28 July): An Opposition Move on the Elections?
2045 GMT: Politics Watch. A move within the Iranian establishment today, as clerics and former Government officials have announced their "Islamic Constancy Front". Those involved include Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi, his clerical ally Morteza Agha-Tehrani, former Government spokesman Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, and former Minister of Interior Sadegh Mahsouli.
Mehr has no less than four stories emphasising the Front's declaration that it strengthens the unity of conservatives and principlists.