Afterwards I will submit myself to the vote of the people. Then in October there were rumours that President Khatami may after all not stand for a second term. Behzad Nabavi said reformist President Mohammad Khatami may reconsider his decision to run for a second term. At the end of October the reformists created a political strategy committee to defend their movement. Part of its mandate is to encourage President Khatami to run for the June elections.
All fraud is treason and an unpardonable sin.
During this time the US was in turmoil over the results of its Presidential elections. This could have been the trigger for Khatami to foresee possible events to come in the future. Following the disruptions of reformist meetings and gatherings throughout the year and in response to President Khatami statement, the deputy interior minister for security affairs Gholamhossein Bolandian said officials were at work on a plan that would prevent any attacks on political rallies. Earlier in the month a gang of reportedly hardline militant youths attacked a political meeting in the southern city of Bushehr where two pro-reform MPs were due to speak. The youths attacked participants with knives, axes and brass knuckles, press reports said.