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Other proposed legislation affects procedures for High Court appointments and asylum seeker rights. Expect further rule of law weakening throughout the session. It's been endangered for years. Death and burial may soon follow.
A Final Comment
Haaretz said "Western intelligence" officials told Time magazine that Mossad operatives caused Saturday's Iranian explosion, killing 17 and wounding 15.
At issue is sabotaging Iran's nuclear program. Time was told, "There are more bullets in the magazine."
Occurring at the Modarres Military base near Tehran, Revolutionary Guard General Hasan Moghaddam and 16 other military forces were killed.
Head of Iran's parliamentary National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Alaeddin Boroujerdi told the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) that the incident would be investigated.
Tehran's western suburbs felt its force, 45 km away. Some thought it was an earthquake. Some reports said an initial blast was followed by a second one.
In recent years, other explosions rocked Iran. Two years ago, a similar incident killed 20 about 500 km southwest of Tehran. The Washington-based Global Security Institute said a base used to assemble and store long-range Shihab-3 missiles was targeted.
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