Iranian Elections

Iran's nuclear energy chief resigns

Gregg Carlstrom | July 16, 2009 9:11 AM | 0 | recommend (0) |   |      

Hmm....

The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Gholamreza Aghazadeh, has resigned and his resignation has been accepted by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the ISNA news agency reported Thursday.

ISNA didn't say why Aghazadeh resigned; other news sources are speculating that he has ties to "the opposition." Interesting story and worth keeping an eye on.

Two other Iran-related developments: The interior ministry might block Mir Hossein Mousavi from creating his own political party; and Ahmadinejad is taking a trip to Mashhad tomorrow, likely to avoid being in Tehran for Friday prayers, which will be led by Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (with Mousavi in attendance).

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Categories: Iranian Elections (2009), Politics

Tags: Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iranian nuclear program, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi

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