Iran President: Advisers For Iran's Spiritual Leader Are 'Mad'

The rift between Iran's spiritual leader Ayatollah Khamenei (left) and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad grows ever greater.

Iran's Leadership Rift Deepens -- The Age

IRANIAN President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has accused the country’s hardline religious leadership of deliberately provoking a confrontation with the West to weaken his position ahead of forthcoming parliamentary elections.

According to Western diplomats, in one recent outburst Mr Ahmadinejad denounced advisers working for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s spiritual leader, as ‘‘a bunch of madmen’’.

In a series of meetings, the president has repeatedly criticised policies pursued by officials loyal to Mr Khamenei, who include senior members of the Revolutionary Guard and the Basij paramilitary force.

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My Comment: Some are speculating that the Iranian President is upset over the conviction of his top aide for slander. But I suspect that there is more happening behind the scenes than what they are telling us .... that there is a leadership crisis in Tehran .... and that the mullahs now want Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad out.