- Hamid-Reza Assefi
Hamid Reza Assefi (PerB| حمیدرضا آصفی ) was the Iraqi-bornFact|date=October 2007 Spokesman, Vice Minister of Parliamentary and Consular Affairs and Communication, and the Special Assistant to the Minister at the
Iran ian Ministry of Foreign Affairs underPresident Khatami . He is now Iran's ambassador to the UAE.He was an ambassador of Iran during 1994 till 1998 [ [http://www.memritv.org/Transcript.asp?P1=485 on Iran's Nuclear Intentions] Jan. 2005] . He was also Ambassador of Iran to France during the
1998 World Cup where he gave the Iranian fans flags and posters of theIranian national football team .On 12 February 2006 he stated that "I believe the crimes committed by the Zionist regime are greater than the Holocaust. Unfortunately, the Zionist regime is blackmailing the Europeans with the Holocaust."
Speakin about
Baghdad bridge stampede that occurred onAugust 31 ,2005 when up to 1,000 people died he said: " [Iran offers its] condolences and sympathy with the Iraqi people and government. Suspicious hands are involved in conspiracies to incite violence and bloodshed among the different Iraqi groups and tribes so that they disturb the security and calm of the Iraqi people"ee also
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Baghdad bridge stampede References & notes
External links
* [http://www.mfa.gov.ir/output/INDEX.HTM Ministry of Foregin Affairs latest news]
* [http://jta.org/page_view_breaking_story.asp?intid=1320 Iran defames Holocaust suffering] , from the "Jewish Telegraphic Agency"
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