(Thanks to Ali Alfoneh for his assistance in compiling)
- Riot police and armed thugs prevent moderate cleric, Hojjat al-Islam Mohsen Kadivar from leading prayers marking the end of Ramadan.
- Former Foreign Minister Ebrahim Yazdi comments, “During the Shah’s time no one prevented Mehdi Bazargan from praying his prayers, but a Friday prayer is prevented in the Islamic Republic.”
- Riot police explain, “Only the prayer leaders appointed by the Supreme Leader are allowed to lead prayers.”
- Ali-Akbar Velayati, Former foreign minister and current advisor to Supreme Leader, “If there was not a nuclear issue, the West would make up another issue to pressure Iran, such as Iran’s missile technology.”
- Former IRGC commander Mohsen Rezai: “America wants a permanent crisis in the Muslim world.”
- Caspian conference to open on Monday.
- Putin attending.
- Ahmadinejad claims Iran’s and Russia’s interests converge, and advises Putin to mobilize the masses against the “Western onslaught.”
- Condoleezza Rice’s conference is a Zionist plot.
- Technocratic elites warn against “the chaos of this [Ahmadinejad] government”
- Hossein-Ali Shahriari, member of the Parliamentary Health Commission: “Public health has never been a priority” in the Islamic Republic.
- Roads and Transportation Minister claims: “there are no potholes in our roads.”
- Civil society activists inside Iran call the recent “law and order” campaign “carnivals of fear and terror.”
- Border crossing to reopen between Iran, southern Iraq.
- Kurdish terrorists kill Iranian police officer.
- Mercedes Benz to flood the Iranian market with cheap cars.
- Photo of the Day: Eid al-Fitr women’s prayers.
