Najjar, Mostafa Mohammad

As a result of the tough violent actions of Najar and other senior Iranian officials in suppressing the protests after the 2009 elections, the United States accused Iran of serious human rights violations. The US Treasury Department announced the following about Najar: “Mostafa Mohammad Najjar was appointed deputy commander of the armed forces in November 2009 and placed at the head of the police force to“ ensure order and security. ” He stood behind the authorities ’reaction to the protests on Ashur’s day, one of the holiest Shiite Islamic holidays, which coincided in December 2009. State-run media reported 37 killed and hundreds arrested. This person currently holds the post of Minister of the Interior and thus has authority over all police forces, security services of the Ministry of the Interior and plainclothes agents. ” US Department of the Treasury (Neopr.) (Link not available - history ) (inaccessible link)

• April 2007: visit to Tajikistan . They discussed issues of military-technical cooperation between the two countries, issues of regional security and the fight against threats and challenges of our time. The topic of Iran’s nuclear program was also touched upon ^[1] .
• July 2007: visit to Belarus . The development of cooperation in all areas, including military-technical ^[2], was discussed.
• November 2007: visit to Armenia . They discussed military-technical cooperation between the two countries. The issue of settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was also raised ^[3] .
• February 2009: visit to Russia . They discussed military-technical cooperation between the two countries and possible arms supplies to Iran ^[4] .

• The new president of Iran and his team. (inaccessible link)