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 by AFP Staff Writers Tehran (AFP) Oct 23, 2021
Iran opened a criminal investigation Saturday into an assault against East Azerbaijan province's new governor, a former brigadier in the Revolutionary Guards, during his inauguration ceremony, state media reported Saturday. Video of the assault circulated on social media, showing a man running on stage and slapping Governor Abedin Khoram just as he was about to deliver a speech in the presence of Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi. Stewards then threw the attacker out of the meeting hall. IRNA said it was the 55-year-old's first public appearance since his appointment as governor by ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi last Sunday. "According to some sources, the attacker was an employee of the (Guards') Ashura Corps with personal motives," it said.
US, Europeans renew call for Iran diplomacy Paris (AFP) Oct 22, 2021 The United States and three European powers agreed Friday in consultations in Paris on the need for Iran to return quickly to talks amid growing alarm over a delay. Rob Malley, the US envoy on Iran, spoke with his counterparts from Britain, France and Germany on how diplomacy "continues to provide the most effective pathway" on Iran, State Department spokesman Ned Price said. "We are united in the belief that negotiations should resume in Vienna as soon as possible and that they should resume pr ... read more
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