Iran’s President Ahmadinejad backs down in political clashes - The Globe and Mail http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/irans-president-ahmadinejad-backs-down-in-political-clashes/article4852108/?service=mobile ...." The exchange between the two highlighted a power
struggle that the president has been gradually losing.
Ayatollah Khamenei backed Mr. Ahmadinejad until the
president began challenging some of the Supreme
Leader’s powers. Since then, Mr. Ahmadinejad has lost a
series of battles, seeing his backers go down to ringing
defeat in parliamentary elections this year.
The latest spat also has to do with presidential elections
next year to choose a successor to Mr. Ahmadinejad.
Ayatollah Khamenei’s harsh criticism was seen as a direct
strike at Mr. Ahmadinejad, who publicly criticized Iran’s
judiciary chief, Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani, last week for
rejecting his request to visit Evin prison, where his top
press adviser, Ali Akbar Javanfekr, is being held. "....
struggle that the president has been gradually losing.
Ayatollah Khamenei backed Mr. Ahmadinejad until the
president began challenging some of the Supreme
Leader’s powers. Since then, Mr. Ahmadinejad has lost a
series of battles, seeing his backers go down to ringing
defeat in parliamentary elections this year.
The latest spat also has to do with presidential elections
next year to choose a successor to Mr. Ahmadinejad.
Ayatollah Khamenei’s harsh criticism was seen as a direct
strike at Mr. Ahmadinejad, who publicly criticized Iran’s
judiciary chief, Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani, last week for
rejecting his request to visit Evin prison, where his top
press adviser, Ali Akbar Javanfekr, is being held. "....
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