Iranian Speaker calls to avoid brawl

Published June 19th, 2005 - 02:32 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Iran's Majlis Speaker, Gholam Ali Haddad Adel, said on Sunday that making any brawl after the June 17 presidential election would make the enemies of Iran "happy." Speaking at Majlis Sunday open session, the speaker cautioned that any act or word triggered by "anger or narrow-mindedness" would be interpreted as a lack of gratitude to the Iranian nation. Mr. Adel made these comments after some candidates questioned the counting process of Friday's votes.

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