TEHRAN, Iran - Dozens of reformist lawmakers who were barred by hard-liners from running in February legislative elections protested with a sit-in on Sunday as President Mohammad Khatami vowed to fight the "senseless" rulings.
Key members of the 12-seat council had vowed to disqualify many reformers who have opposed the absolute rule of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who hand-picks the council's members.
