Mousavi Calls Family But Still Under House Arrests

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Roozonline reports that according to their close relatives, despite being under house arrest, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard, two leaders of the Green movement remain resilient and are both in excellent spirits.

According to their close relatives, Mir Hossein Mousavi, prime minister during the eight year holy war with Iraq, contacted his family briefly yesterday and informed them of the well being of himself and his wife Zahra Rahnavard. During this brief telephone conversation, Mousavi stated that he and his wife remain at their home, denying the rumors that they have been transferred to an undisclosed location.

Mousavi also explained that this was the first opportunity he had been given to make a phone call and asked how everyone was doing. Mousavi had also contacted his family briefly on Thursday.

During Thursday's brief telephone conversation, Mousavi informed his relatives that his body guards had been dismissed and replaced by security officers and that the new security personnel was now also in charge of providing them with food. He also stated that neither he nor his wife Zahra Rahnavard have access to even local newspapers.

According to his close relatives, Mousavi was in excellent spirits. Dr. Rahnavard has not contacted her family to date.

Mir Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard have been in house arrest since February 14th, 2011 [25 Bahman 1389], a house arrest that began after Mousavi published a message [thanking the honorable people of Iran for their large presence in the streets and extending his condolences to the families of the two Green martyred on that day] and led to his residence being surrounded and he and his wife becoming incommunicado.

All phones and internet connection at Mousavi's residence remain cut off. According to his close relatives, except for the brief telephone contact yesterday and on Thursday, there has been no other contact with them to date.