TEHRAN: Iran’s parliament has given preliminary approval to a bill requiring the government to sue the US for its involvement in the 1953 coup that overthrew the country’s democratically elected prime minister.
The bill calls for setting up a committee to study the issue and provide a report within six months before legal action is launched against the US government in an international court.
Of 196 lawmakers attending Wednesday’s session of parliament, 167 voted in favor of the bill while five opposed it. The session was broadcast live on state radio.
New declassified documents offer more details of how the CIA orchestrated the overthrow of Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh 60 years ago.
The coup restored the despotic regime of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. He was overthrown in the 1979 Iranian revolution.
Iran approves bill to sue US over 1953 coup
Iran approves bill to sue US over 1953 coup
Israel renews demolition order for refugee camp football pitch near Bethlehem
- The Aida field has been scheduled for demolition since November
LONDON: Israeli authorities on Monday renewed a demolition order for a seven-a-side football pitch in Aida Refugee Camp, north of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.
Munther Amira, head of the Aida Youth Center, said Israeli forces had informed the charity of the order to demolish the football field, claiming it was built without a permit.
He added that they posted the demolition order at the pitch gate in the Khallat Hamama area, on the outskirts of the Aida camp near the separation wall, according to official news agency Wafa.
The order gives the site owners a week to demolish it; otherwise, the Israeli authorities, which maintain a military occupation in the area, will carry out the work and the owners would be subject to fines and potential imprisonment.
The Aida football field has been scheduled for demolition since November last year.
