VOL. XLVII

No 03

19-January-2004

IRAN

Zanganehs Role In Iranian Parliamentary Protest Unclear

Whether Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zanganeh was one of 12 Iranian cabinet ministers threatening to resign in protest over a conservative clampdown on reformist election candidates was not clear as reports emerged on 14 January. Reuters reported that four vice-presidents and 12 ministers were among senior officials threatening to quit if the conservative Council of Guardians did not reverse their ban on...