The Latest from Iran (12 November): Ahmadinejad Moves for Nuclear Deal
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1900 GMT: An EA source tips us off to an on-line presentation from last month, “Debating Engagement: A Critical Dialogue on Iran and the Peace Movement”.
1820 GMT: Iran’s state Arabic-language satellite service Al-Alam is on air again after the French company Eutelsat agreed to carry its programmes. Al-Alam’s former providers, the Saudi- and Egypt-based Arabsat and Nilesat, withdrew on 3 November.
1620 GMT: Families of political prisoners have gathered for the third time in front of offices of Iran’s judiciary, calling for the release of all political prisoners and demanding the administration of law and justice for all. The families met representatives of the judiciary but failed to get an audience with the head of the judiciary, Sadegh Larijani.
At the end of this gathering, the families asked for the immediate release of those arrested during prayer and of innocent women. They called for “conducting public fair trials”, “allowing the prisoners to have the right of choosing their lawyers and naming those who are obstructing this right”, “identifying those who are putting pressure on some of the post-election prisoners’ families”, and “expediting court hearings and immediate release of those imprisoned with reduced bail”.
1545 GMT: Punishing the Protesters. Pictures of orders banning students from their dormitories are now circulating on the Internet.
1535 GMT: For My Next Trick, I Will Solve Traffic Jams. This is either political genius or massive overconfidence: in the midst of conflicts over the economy, the nuclear issues, and his own legitimacy, President Ahmadinejad has declared his urgent priority to clear Tehran’s roads: “We have solutions for Tehran and I believe I will soon have to personally intervene in Tehran’s issues because I see that the traffic situation is making our citizens suffer.”
Go a bit deeper, and you’ll find a political battle which is far more than Mahmoud jumping into the middle of the Modarres Expressway to direct traffic. This is another play for power against an opponent within the establishment, in this case, Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer-Qalibaf:
Tags: 16 Azar, Al Alam Television, Ali Larijani, Arabsat, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Elm-o-Sanat University, Eutelsat, Hashemi Rafsanjani, HomyLafayette, Iran, Iran Elections 2009, Jamaran, Khaje Nasir University, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Marc Champion, Maryam Rajavi, Mehdi Karroubi, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mohammad Sadegh Larijani, National Council of Resistance of Iran, Nilesat, Press TV, uranium enrichment, Wall Street JournalAhmadinejad went on to say that his administration plans to take over the control of the Tehran Metro Company from the municipality. The remarks came as the Tehran Municipality and government are in disagreement about providing the capital’s subway system with state subsidies. The president also called on…Qalibaf and the Tehran City Council to agree with shifting the management of the metro to the government.
2215 GMT: Very little political movement tonight — the interesting manoeuvres start tomorrow with reaction to the Guardian Council’s attempt to close off further dispute over the election. Meanwhile, multiple sources report that “Allahu Akhbars” are louder than ever from Tehran rooftops.
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