The real struggle in Iran has been about the role of the clergy, particularly the old-guard clergy.
Many are considered by Ahmadinejad who ran his re-election campaign aimed against the clerical elite, charging them with corruption.
He particularly targeted Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, an extremely senior leader, and his family.Rafsanjani carries enormous clout within the system as head of the regime’s two most powerful institutions — the Expediency Council, which arbitrates between the Guardian Council and parliament, and the Assembly of Experts, whose powers include oversight of the supreme leader
Forbes has called him one of the wealthiest men in the world.
The election campaign was more about Ahmadinejad vs Rafsanjani and the clergy than Mousavi,when Ahmadinejad won the election the clerical saw themselves in serious trouble. |
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