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Younesi dismisses US journalist report as `ridiculous`

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Semnan, Jan 20, IRNA -- Minister of Information Ali Younessi said on 
Thursday that the report on US commandos entry to Iran to identify 
targets for airstrikes was `ridiculous` 
US investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, who uncovered the Abu 
Gharib prisoner abuse scandal, had reported in the New Yorker magazine
on Monday that the US was actively considering a military strike 
against Iran and US commandos were already inside Iran to identify 
possible targets. 
On the security of the upcoming presidential election slated for 
June 17, the minister said the election`s security will be as like as 
previous ones. 
There is nothing to worry about the election, Younessi said, 
adding that the the spies in the country`s nuclear program have been 
arrested and they should be punished by the justice system. 
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