Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Iran Hardliners Mark U.S. Embassy Raid with New ‘Infiltration’ Warning

Reuters, 04/11 15:45 CET

By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin

DUBAI (Reuters) – Thousands of Iranians rallied to celebrate the anniversary of the 1979 hostage-taking at the U.S. embassy on Wednesday, as hardliners cited Western “infiltration” following a landmark nuclear deal with world powers.

President Hassan Rouhani, however, in remarks highlighting division between moderates and hardliners, criticised the arrest of at least two journalists, the latest in a series of detentions also including dissident writers and artists.

“We should not arrest people without reason, making up cases against them and say they are a part of an infiltration network,” Rouhani told a cabinet meeting.

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Source: Euronews

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