Der designierte Geheimdienstminster verspricht ordentlich aufzurüsten

Der zweite Tag der Diskussion über Ahmedinejads Ministerkandidaten hat wiederum keine Überraschungen geboten – es scheint sogar regelrecht lahm gewesen zu sein. Wie zu erwarten, ist eine der Minsterkandidatinnen bei ihrer Vorstellung auf Kritik gestoßen, der im Vorfeld umstrittene Ölminister hat dagegen offensichtlich Chancen durchzukommen. Morgen sind die restlichen designierten Minister mit ihrer Vorstellung dran, bevor am Mittwoch abgestimmt wird. Einen gewißen inhaltlichen Höhepunkt hat der neue Geheimdienstminister mit seiner Ankündigung geboten, mittels allerneuester Technologie “vorbeugend” gegen die “soft threats” vorzugehen.

Press TV: Ahead of a vote of confidence on the Iranian president’s new cabinet, his proposed new intelligence minister vows to use cutting-edge technological discoveries to confront the enemy.

During a heated debate in parliament (Majlis) on Monday, intelligence minister-designate Heydar Moslehi stressed the importance of his post by hitting out at the enemy for what he described as soft war conspiracies.

Outlining his planned strategies for the ministry, Moslehi said he would adopt an “aggressive approach” in countering the enemy’s “software and hardware attacks” and promote the intelligence capacity of the ministry to confront their “soft war.”

As the enemy makes use of state-of-the-art methods in its war against the Islamic Republic “we [in the new ministry] will use updated information and cutting-edge technology to protect the Revolution and the system,” Moslehi explained.

“Preventative measures should be one of the key methods in countering threats,” Moslehi, who previously held the post of a representative of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution in the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, added.

As different cabinet nominees received various reviews from lawmakers during Monday’s session, Jamshid Ansari, a deputy from the minority bloc criticized the president’s pick, saying that the Intelligence Ministry should “not be affiliated to one branch of power.”

[die "Reformer" bemängeln also seine enge Verbindung zu den Revolutionsgarden.]

“Mr. Moslehi does not have the minimum required experience for intelligence work and therefore his presence in this critical post would not be productive,” Ansari told the Parliament.