Article: IRAN: TEHRAN'S REGIONAL ACTIVIST ON THE MOVE.(Ali-Akbar Mohtashemi-Pur)(Brief Article)

An official Iranian delegation headed for Syria on 5 September on the first leg of a tour that also will take in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt. Judging from the individuals in the delegation and some of the people with whom they probably will meet, as well as Tehran's overall attitude towards the Middle East Peace Process and towards Israel, this is an ominous development. Leading the tour will be parliamentarian Ali-Akbar Mohtashemi-Pur, who now heads Iran's Council for Defense of the Palestinian Intifada and is touted as a "reformist" in the context of domestic Iranian politics. When he is not denouncing the U.S. in the legislature, Mohtashemi is involved with ...

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