VOL. XLVI

No 25

23-June-2003

IRAN

Middle East Document

Open Letter To Ayatollah Khamenei

The following is the text, reproduced from Gulf 2000 and translated from Persian by FBIS, of an open letter sent to Irans spiritual leader Ayatollah Khamenei on 21 May by 127 members of the countrys Majlis (parliament):

In the name of God,

The exalted Ayatollah Khamenei,

Greetings and best wishes; may God ensure your good health and grant you success.

The writers of this letter are not unfamiliar faces. What they...