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Iran's former interior minister calls for a nuclear referendum
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/iran-blog/2012/jul/11/iran-abdollah-nouri-calls-for-nuclear-referendum
Iran's former interior minister calls for a nuclear referendum
Posted by Saeed Kamali Dehghan Wednesday 11 July 2012 10.37 EDT
A former Iranian interior minister, Abdollah Nouri, has called on the leaders of the Islamic republic to hold a referendum over the fate of the country's nuclear programme.
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"The harms, disadvantages and pressures caused by the Iranian nuclear programme have got out of control and the establishment should make a reasonable and wise decision to find a way out of this deadlock in order to protect the country's national interests," he told a group of student activists gathered at his house, according to opposition websites.
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Nouri's comments come after an online poll posted on the website of Iran's state-run television, irinn.ir, showed more than 60% were in favour of the suspension of uranium enrichment.
Another poll by the website showed that 78% of those participated were against a bill reported to have been proposed by the MPs to block the strait of Hormuz. Embarrassed by the results, the polls were taken off the website when they drew attention and the officials claimed the website was hacked.
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Iran's former interior minister calls for a nuclear referendum
Posted by Saeed Kamali Dehghan Wednesday 11 July 2012 10.37 EDT
A former Iranian interior minister, Abdollah Nouri, has called on the leaders of the Islamic republic to hold a referendum over the fate of the country's nuclear programme.
<snip>
"The harms, disadvantages and pressures caused by the Iranian nuclear programme have got out of control and the establishment should make a reasonable and wise decision to find a way out of this deadlock in order to protect the country's national interests," he told a group of student activists gathered at his house, according to opposition websites.
<snip>
Nouri's comments come after an online poll posted on the website of Iran's state-run television, irinn.ir, showed more than 60% were in favour of the suspension of uranium enrichment.
Another poll by the website showed that 78% of those participated were against a bill reported to have been proposed by the MPs to block the strait of Hormuz. Embarrassed by the results, the polls were taken off the website when they drew attention and the officials claimed the website was hacked.
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