Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, left, cleric and former Iranian president, met over the weekend with relatives of individuals arrested in post-election violence; the move was widely seen as a show of support for the political opposition. Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesIran's Revolutionary Guard Takes Command -- L.A. Times
Calling the move "a new phase of the revolution," leaders insist there is no room for compromise on Ahmadinejad's reelection.
Reporting from Beirut — The top leaders of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard publicly acknowledged they had taken over the nation's security and warned late Sunday that there was no middle ground in the ongoing dispute over the reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a threat against a reformist wave led by Mir-Hossein Mousavi.
Maj. Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari, commander of the elite military branch, said the Guard's takeover of the country had led to "a revival of the revolution and clarification of the value positions of the establishment at home and abroad."
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