Heard the one about the ayatollah who wanted to marry war widows? It’s the type of joke that doesn’t get many laughs in Iran, even if told by the grandest ayatollah of them all — Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic republic. The 1980-88 war with Iraq remains a painful memory for Iranians, […]
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Head of National Security Commission pressed to quit
A report says that Alaeddin Boroujerdi, the head of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Iran’s Parliament, has been told to resign his post over allegations that he was involved in the recent $3-billion bank fraud, or he will face dismissal.