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Intelligence Ministry closely monitoring foreigners’ subversive activities: Mohseni Ejei TEHRAN, July 2 (MNA) -- Intelligence Minister Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei said here on Sunday that the Intelligence Ministry has devised various strategies to combat internal and external measures taken against Iran’s Islamic system. At this juncture, the United States has the greatest motivation to fight against the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mohseni Ejei told reporters at a press conference. “Despite all the U.S. opposition, Iran has gained military power. Therefore, by training elements inside and outside the country, the U.S. is trying to topple the Islamic Republic. “But the Intelligence Ministry...

Jailed Iranian writer barred from seeing lawyer June 13, 2006 TEHRAN (Reuters) - Canadian-Iranian philosopher Ramin Jahanbegloo, arrested in Tehran last month on spying charges, has been denied access to a lawyer during his interrogations, the judiciary said on Tuesday. Canada earlier this month asked Iran to either release or charge Jahanbegloo, who has joint nationality, and the case has further strained the icy relations between the two governments. Jahanbegloo has worked and lectured on democracy in Iran and how the Islamic Republic can engage with the West, and has written on the importance of acknowledging the Holocaust. Iran's President...