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Ruling cleric warns Iran
'on the brink of explosion'
SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM
Monday, June 3, 2002
NICOSIA � A key Iranian ruling cleric has warned that the Islamic republic is on the
verge of a popular uprising that could topple the regime.
"The people are very dissatisfied, and they are right to be so, and I swear to God that
the society is on the brink of explosion," said Ayatollah Ebrahim Amini, the deputy
Speaker of the Assembly of Experts
The 72-member Assembly of Experts is regarded as the highest consultative body in
the Islamic republic. It is the only group to which Khamenei is responsible, according
to Middle East Newsline.
Amini urged the regime to listen to the people. The cleric said not even the Islamic
republic can rule by force. "If this discontent increases, as is the case, society and
the regime will be threatened. No regime can maintain itself in power by force."
In response, Iranian Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani acknowledged high-level
political conflicts but said security must be accorded priority to ensure the
continuation of reforms. Shamkhani said security includes such aspects as jobs,
investment and personal safety.
"The government should do all within its power to provide people with security in all
its aspects," Shamkhani told the official Islamic Republic News Agency.
The defense minister warned of disputes within the leadership, including between the
parliament and government. "In the wake of today's developments, political
immaturity among our political elite in managing current crises leads to the inner
political conflict," he said.
Shamkhani was speaking as parliamentarians called for the resignation of Iranian
Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi. Kharazi was said to have offered to resign, but this
was rejected by President Mohammed Khatami.
Earlier, "Under the former regime, no one was preventing people from going to the
mosque or praying," Amini said. "But we had promised the real Islamic justice and an
administration like of the time of the prophet and imam Ali.
That was the reason the people listened, offered martyrs and made the revolution.
The duty of the rulers is not fasting or praying all the time, but to listen to the
people,
to fulfil their demands, offer them better life, prosperity and work."
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