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NASSER KARIMI Published: July 5, 2009 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ___ The son of an Iranian revolutionary icon called on parliament to nullify the results of the disputed presidential election, as Iran's conservative political establishment upped pressure Sunday on the reformists. Ali Reza Beheshti, a close Mousavi ally and son of one of the main leaders of the 1979 Islamic revolution, urged the parliament to reverse the election results, saying that "people expect their representatives to represent them and not to defend authorities by any means." "I wish the lawmakers would respect the demands of the majority of their constituents" and submit a bill disqualifying the president, Beheshti was quoted as saying on the pro-Mousavi Web site, Norooznews. Beheshti is the younger son of Ayatollah Mohammad Hossein Beheshti, one of the key... [read full story]
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