Ali Larijani
Larijani headed the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting from 1994-2004, he also has served as minister of Islamic culture and guidance and as an official in the Islamic Revolution Guards Ministry. He currently serves as the supreme leader's representative to the Supreme National Security Council. His father is the prominent apolitical cleric Ayatollah Mirza Hashem Amoli, and his brothers are politically active. Currently, his brother Mohammad Javad is an adviser to the judiciary chief, and his brother Sadeq serves on the Guardians Council. The Coordination Council of Islamic Revolution Forces named him as its candidate in late April, and Mohammad Reza Bahonar said they hope to discourage Hashemi-Rafsanjani from being a candidate ("Sharq," 28 April 2005). Larijani said on 31 March that he believes the U.S. wants to reopen its embassy in Tehran and Iran should be careful, Fars News Agency reported. In an earlier speech he said, "America's threats are serious, though its war-mongering language is not real," ISNA reported on 26 March. "They want to weaken the Iranian government and wish to influence the will of the nation and our officials, so that we ourselves would satisfy their needs." In a 9 March speech in Kashan he said, making any concession on nuclear technology is tantamount to the biggest treason," Fars News Agency reported.
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