TEHRAN, February 8, 2011 (AFP) – Iran’s opposition leaders lashed out at the country’s Islamic regime on Tuesday, saying the “oppressive and anti-religion” establishment was hurting the Islamic republic the most. The bitter criticism from Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, once seen as pillars of the Islamic regime, comes three days before the 32nd anniversary of the Iranian revolution that toppled the US-backed shah. ”Today, the regime is hiding behind this concern that if it does not exist, religion will vanish and, by repeatedly voicing alarms, it tries to rally and organise the religious strata behind itself,” the opposition leaders said in a joint statement posted on their respective websites, Sahamnews and Kaleme.com. ”But in reality what has hurt the religious atmosphere of the (Iranian) society the most is the anti-religion and oppressive behaviour of the regime itself.” Mousavi and Karroubi turned bitter [...]
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