Javan Newspaper: Seyyed Hassan Khomeini's Target is Governance

The newspaper Shargh has reported on the widespread summoning of students from the universities of Tehran and Science and Technology to the university's disciplinary committee. According to this newspaper, in the past two weeks, a large number of students from Tehran and Science and Technology universities have been summoned to the disciplinary committee for various explanations; "summons that have mostly been made by phone, whereas according to the law, all student summons to disciplinary committees must be done in writing." Some of the summoned students, who preferred to speak under a "pseudonym" about the details of their summons with Shargh reporter Shahrzad Hemmati, emphasized that "they summoned us by phone, without stating a reason," expressing concern that the atmosphere of universities "might become security-oriented again and return to the days before 2013." One student from Science and Technology University told Shargh: "About a hundred female students have been summoned for reasons such as not adhering to the hijab, and 40 male students for smoking on campus." Another student from Tehran University mentioned that "last Tuesday, the secretary of the disciplinary committee contacted me and nine others," and since these summons are considered illegal by the students, they plan to "reactivate a committee that was active years ago at Tehran University and was called the Committee for the Support of the Summoned." Majid Sarsangi, the cultural deputy of Tehran University, rejected the claim that these summons might be due to the parliamentary elections, stating to Shargh: "After an election that was held peacefully and the leader referred to it as a significant and popular movement, why should we intimidate students?" The cultural deputy emphasized that "the disciplinary committee is one of the pillars of the university established based on the laws of the Islamic Republic and higher education laws" and stated: "The disciplinary committee has not summoned anyone in the past year based on student union activities," adding, "If such an issue arises among students in the past year, I apologize and will resign." The newspaper Arman, referencing the speech of the former president at the memorial for the martyrs of Operation Kheibar in Varamin, reported on the possible return of "principlists to Ahmadinejad." The reporter noted that "Ahmadinejad might be a clever individual who, after a long silence, now sees the opportunity for a comeback amid the disputes among principlists caused by their loss in the elections last March, and his associates are determined to prepare for this return." The newspaper quoted Abdolreza Davari, a close associate of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, stating that in light of the "new political spectrum" where Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani stands with a "theory of survival and integration with the global system," Ahmadinejad could be the most important figure to lead the opposition front against Hashemi in 2016. Ali Mohammad Namazi, a member of the Kargozaran Sazandegi Party, also wrote in Arman about the "return of principlists to Ahmadinejad," suggesting that "some evidence indicates that the principlists' severe defeat and the resultant dissatisfaction have led some of them to gravitate towards Ahmadinejad." The newspaper Shargh, in its Saturday issue, revisited the assassination of Saeed Hajarian on March 13, 1999, less than a month after the reformists' victory in the sixth parliamentary elections, stating: "From the second Khordad elections in 1997, a movement entered the political arena of Iran that rapidly advanced through the ballot box to gain management seats." The assassination of Saeed Hajarian occurred when he had become the "intellectual mastermind of reforms, with a long history in security and intelligence matters and a strong theoretical backing in political and social sciences," articulating the main theory and practice of reformists at that time. Masoud Kazemi, in his report for Shargh, noted that "16 years have passed since that day," stating: "Apparently, everything has changed. The tenth parliamentary elections have been held, but there has not been a major dispute the next day. Some criticize the opposing side, but no one is even waiting to hear the sound of a firecracker, let alone a 'Makarov' shot to assassinate someone from the opposing faction." Mohammad Kianoush Rad, a reformist figure, commented on the possibility of the return of "extremism," stating to this newspaper: "One can never rule out the possibility of the re-emergence of extremists, but one can confidently say that today political forces prefer flexible actions over exclusionary and negative behaviors." Masoud Dehnamaki, a member of Ansar Hezbollah in the 1990s, emphasized that "there is no longer an exclusionary outlook" and that everyone knows that "the departure and arrival of a faction or the capture of the parliament majority by one institution or other power institutions will not lead to destructive behaviors." Hossein Ansari Rad, the head of the 90th Commission in the sixth Majlis, rejected the attribution of extremism in the opposing faction during the reformist years to the extremism of reformists in the sixth Majlis, stating: "Reformists did not act extremely" and "sought a peaceful approach and were not looking for conflict and controversy." Abbas Abdi also noted that the events of 1999 occurred because "both sides' perceptions of political action were binary," stating: "Since 1999, different experiences have been gained." Nasser Ghavami stated: "The composition of Rouhani's government and the composition of those entering the tenth Majlis are such that they are not intolerable for the extremists of the opposing faction, but if similar demands to those of the sixth Majlis are raised in this Majlis, the opposing side will react," while Mohammad Taghi Rahbar, a principlist figure, told Shargh that compared to 1999, "the atmosphere has become much calmer. Both factions' tolerance has increased" and "the rationality, prudence, and logic that our principlist friends showed after the 2016 elections were very good." The newspaper Javan, close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, criticized and questioned Hassan Khomeini for his recent statements, stating: "For the interpretation of Ayatollah Khomeini in the realm of Islamic governance, there is no authority more qualified than the leaders of the Islamic Revolution and the Assembly of Experts." Abdullah Ganji, the editor-in-chief of Javan, referring to the fact that "recently, Hojjatoleslam Seyyed Hassan Khomeini stated that his goal in entering the Assembly of Experts elections is to prevent the appropriation of Imam," wrote: "His claim is from a very high position and is a kind of protest against others' understanding of the Imam" and "we must consider Seyyed Hassan's target to be governance." The editorial writer of Javan emphasized that "the main operators of the system are still the companions of the Imam" and noted that Hassan Khomeini "is behind in understanding the Imam due to his age, and if he knows the Imam from the text and writings, this opportunity is also available to others, but if he claims this right based on genetics, this rule has become obsolete. Neither democracy, nor Islam, nor the Imam has granted such a right and privilege to anyone." The newspaper close to the IRGC emphasized that "Seyyed Hassan's discontent is that why the secular interpretation of the Imam is not the basis for the movement of the Islamic Republic." The editorial writer pointed out that "the positions of the Jamarān news site, Seyyed Hassan's frequent meetings with the leaders of the sedition and their prisoners, and the commemorative photos, his repeated dissatisfaction with the broadcast of the Imam's speeches on television, and the support of specific media for him, etc., indicate that Seyyed Hassan has precisely defined himself in a context that has sought to appropriate the Imam not with belief but with hypocrisy." The editorial writer of Javan stressed that "if we want to interpret the Imam in the realm of governance, not in universities and seminaries, there is no authority more qualified than the leaders of the Islamic Revolution and the Assembly of Experts." The remarks of the Supreme Leader during a meeting with members of the fourth Assembly of Experts have also received varied reflections in the headlines of newspapers. Kayhan quoted him as saying: "The effect of negotiations and exchanges must be evident on the ground, not on paper," and Javan also dedicated its front page to this part of Ali Khamenei's remarks. This newspaper, however, quoted the Supreme Leader as saying: "The enemy has identified ten important ways to infiltrate the country through various means." The newspaper Hemayat, affiliated with the prison organization, also published these remarks under the headline "The Assembly of Experts Must Remain Revolutionary." The newspaper Iran, close to the government, quoted the Supreme Leader on its front page as saying: "The people shone in the elections; it is now the turn of the officials," while Aftab Yazd quoted him as saying: "The absence of Mr. Yazdi and Mr. Mesbah in the Assembly of Experts is a loss." The newspaper Ebtekar described Ali Khamenei's remarks as "recommendations for the selection of the future leader." 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