Ali Larijani is an Iranian conservative politician, philosopher and former military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who has been Speaker of the Parliament of Iran since 2008. Larijani was the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council from 15 August 2005 to 20 October 2007, appointed to the position by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, replacing Hassan Rouhani. Acceptance of Larijani's resignation from the secretary position was announced on 20 October 2007 by Gholamhossein Elham, the Iranian government's spokesman, mentioning that his previous resignations were turned down by President Ahmadinejad.Larijani was one of the two representatives of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ali Khamenei to the council, the other being Hassan Rouhani. In his post as secretary he effectively functioned as the top negotiator on issues of national security, including Iran's nuclear program.
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“It seems that in the world of politics, lying is not such a big deal.”
If the European Countries Impose Sanctions, They Will Be More Harmed than Us; If You Toy with Our National Pride, You Will Face a Firm Response http://www.memritv.org/clip_transcript/en/1029.htm Feb. 2006. <br class="br">Lying in politics
The West Should Learn the Lesson of North Korea http://www.memritv.org/clip_transcript/en/864.htm September 2005. <br class="br">Iran's nuclear program
Our Response to Sanctions Will Be Painful to the West and Will Make It Shiver with Cold http://www.memritv.org/clip_transcript/en/1225.htm August 2006. <br class="br">Sectarianism in Iraq
“Article 11 of the NPT states that if we are threatened, we can act in secret.”
The NPT Allows Us to Act in Secret, If Threatened http://www.memritv.org/clip_transcript/en/1239.htm August 2006. <br class="br">Iran's nuclear program
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