Why Iran's conservatives are airing their dirty laundry

Christian Science Monitor by Iason Athanasiadis | Jul. 29, 2009 (News Report)

In the final days before President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's inauguration next week, splits among the country's conservative elite have become increasingly conspicuous. Sometimes portrayed as a lackey for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, he appears to be jockeying for power and authority – publicly defying Ayatollah Khamenei, sacking his intelligence minister less than a week before his Cabinet would have been dissolved anyway, and angering fellow conservatives ... Full Story »

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The writing is sub-standard, to the point of being unintelligible in places, but if you can work your way through it there is a wealth of info on topic

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