Iranian Minister Urges Action against Enemy Infiltration
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran’s Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alawi called for comprehensive planning to ward off the enemy’s infiltration into Iran.
The whole Iranian security and intelligence forces should be sensitive about Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei’s warning about the enemies’ infiltration, the minister told reporters in Tehran on Friday morning.
He also urged a comprehensive study for detecting the infiltration factors and the loopholes that adversaries may use to make inroads into the country.
As regards the ongoing parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections, Alawi predicted a higher turnout compared to the previous polls.
Polling stations across Iran opened at 8 am and are scheduled to work for 10 hours. Some 55 million Iranians are eligible to cast their votes in the two elections.
There are 290 seats in the Iranian parliament, elected by direct vote of people in nationwide election for four years.
The Assembly of Experts is also a high-ranking body that elects and oversees the activities of the leader of the Islamic Revolution.
Members of the 88-seat assembly are directly elected to office by people for an eight-year term. It holds biannual meetings to appoint a new chairman.