Iran media slams domestic critics of nuclear program

TEHRAN, IRAN: Iranian reformist MP Ahmad Shirzad objects to the disqualifying of a large number of reformists from the upcoming legislative elections after their resignation in the parliament in Tehran, 01 February 2004. The head of Iran's main reformist party Islamic Iran Participation Front (IIPF), and brother of the president Mohammad Reza Khatami warned powerful conservatives today not to force the holding of parliament elections on February 20, saying such a step would be tantamount to a "coup d'etat"

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Iran media slams domestic critics of nuclear program

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