Arash Aramesh
Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, the hardline cleric and chairman of the Guardian Council, said at Tehran’s Friday prayer May 13: “If you reject the Vali Faqih, you reject God.” Without mentioning President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad by name, Jannati criticized the president and warned: “People will support you as long as you are in line with the Velayat. But if you step away [from this line] people’s support will cease.” more»
Arash Aramesh
Last week, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad returned to cabinet meetings after an eleven-day absence, spoke strongly in support of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, pledged his loyalty to the concept of supreme clerical rule, and appeared at a religious ceremony at the Leader’s compound. more»
Shayan Ghajar
Despite the unprecedented arrests shaking Iran’s executive branch, as well as the subsequent obeisance of Ahmadinejad to Khamenei, attacks against Ahmadinejad and his allies continue within the Iranian press, as well as the judicial branch. more»
Arash Aramesh
President Ahmadinejad and his inner circle are coming under more fire from conservative rivals. Abbas Amirifar, a cleric with close ties to President Ahmadinejad, was arrested May 4. He is the official prayer leader at the Presidential Compound and had very close ties to the president’s right-hand mane, Esfandiar Rahim-Mashaiee.
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Arash Aramesh
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s conservative foes have intensified their attacks against the president and his inner circle in an attempt to weaken Ahmadinejad and end the political career of his best friend and close confidant, Esfandiar Rahim-Mashaiee. more»
