TEHRAN – The Popular Front of the Islamic Revolution on Sunday issued a statement officially announcing its existence, Tasnim news agency reported.

“The Popular Front of the Islamic Revolution – which is a popular movement – in its first step, will found Popular Assembly of Revolutionary Forces,” read part of the statement.

The popular front is headed by Hojatoleslam Mohammad Hossein Rahimian. The members of the front are Yahya Ale Eshaq, Mehdi Chamran, Hamid-Reza Haji Babaee, Reza Roosta Azad, Mahmoud Khosravi Vafa, Mehdi Mohammadi, Ali Reza Marandi, Nader Talebzadeh and Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi.

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