Iran's standoff: Khamenei vs Ahmadinejad
" ... A row over who will become intelligence minister has triggered a show-down between the president and the supreme leader. Khamenei gave the president an ultimatum last week to reinstate the minister or resign. (Geneive Abdo. 12 May 2011. LINK) ..."
Retrieved by Pat Darnell | May 12, 2011 | Bryan TX | [Read Entire Article HERE]
EXCERPT | "No matter how he twists and turns, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad keeps sinking. No sooner than he appeared to have mended his frayed relationship with supreme leader Ali Khamenei - he was photographed sitting dutifully at Khamenei's feet during a religious ceremony over the weekend - new assaults against him have begun.
"The motivations of conservatives around Khamenei trying to discredit him seem clear: upcoming parliamentary elections are an opportunity to deny hardline supporters of the president the chance to win a clear parliamentary majority. And as their long-term goal, Iran's traditional conservatives and clerics, backed by Khamenei, are striving to prevent an Ahmadinejad protégé from becoming the next president in 2013."
" ... Ahmadinejad's predicament was aptly captured this week by a prominent Iranian cartoonist who has followed the president's travails. He drew the president as a bee buzzing in Khamenei's ear on Tuesday, and by Wednesday Khamenei had cut off the bee's stinger, rendering him harmless or even sending him to his death. ... "*
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