'Khamenei tells Ahmadinejad: Reinstate intelligence chief or resign'
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has final say on all state affairs, issues ultimatum after vetoing President Ahmadinejad's decision last month to dismiss Heydar Moslehi; according to website Ayandeh the president is yet to respond.
By DPAIran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has given President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad an ultimatum over the reinstatement of the country's intelligence chief, a local website reported Friday.
Khamenei, who, according to the constitution, has the final say on all state affairs, vetoed Ahmadinejad's decision last month to dismiss Heydar Moslehi.
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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a live television program in Tehran, March 21, 2011. |
| Photo by: Reuters |
The website Ayandeh quoted presidential advisor, Morteza Aqa-Tehrani, saying that in a meeting this week between Khamenei and Ahmadinejad, the ayatollah has pushed the president to either accept Moslehi or resign.
Ahmadinejad has not yet responded with a final decision on the supreme leader's ultimatum, Agha-Tehrani added.
The Ayandeh report is yet to be confirmed by official or local media.
Khamenei firmly supported Ahmadinejad following his 2009 re-election, a vote that was overshadowed by allegations of election fraud.
Local media has speculated that the dispute between the supreme leader and the president runs deeper than the disagreement over the dismissal of the intelligence chief.
Some have speculated that the main issue that president and religious leader have butted heads about is Ahmadinejad's chief of staff, Esfandiar Rahim-Mashaei.
Mashaei is said to oppose the clergy-dominated framework of the Islamic republic's establishment, preferring a more nationalistic approach in running the country.
Ahmadinejad has thrown firm support behind Mashaei, causing clergy circles to accuse the president of trying to undermine the Islamic character and principles of the country's ruling system.
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Can someone tell me how Khamanei was "elected" to his position.
Let the games begin.
Did you watch the slave-like approach of the worm Ahmadienjad towards Khamenei ?.....The whole gang of them, ,a den of thieves.
when - not ifm WHEN - we become a theocracy headed by the ultra-Orthodox (haredi) parties. The percentage of first-graders in haredi schools jumps every year. Good-byem democracy!
So how soon will we find out exactly what Iran knows regarding Al-Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula, who they are protecting (i.e. al-Zawahiri and/or other lieutenants & captains), and when will the younger population in Iran, which dominates the Iranian demographic, that truly desires democratic freedoms finally rise up and topple these losers?!?!?!
Did you all watch the TV ? Ahmad bowing down wanting to hug Khamanie. The latter rejected his approaches & shoved him,but the worn tried again,& again & finally Kham.,allowed him but made a gesture with his hand brushing Ahmad away. Poor bugger !
This is what the founders of America were trying to prevent through the First Amendment to the US Constitution... a theocracy wherein unelected clergy had power superior to the elected representatives of the people. That original meaning has been perverted to state that all matters of government and religion should be separate, which is simply idiotic. Perhaps eventually, our Persian friends will get sick of living in a theocracy and will give the Ayatollah the left foot of fellowship. We can only hope.
You might be sent back to dust off your PhD thesis on traffic and transportation, you know the one you shelved as you couldn't get it off the ground due to Tehran's chronic gridlock.
It seems Mojo Jojo's job is in jeopardy......
...heeheehee...
Sounds like Ahmadinejad is building the grounds for a Military coup to take out the Supreme Leader which wouldn't be all that surprising considering Ahmadinejad narcissistic demeanor .
the anti-Iranian propaganda is pathetic.
What's pathetic is your perception. Nobody needs to indulge in any anti-iranian propaganda. The unelected regime of the mullahs is taking care of that one themselves.
I'm not at all sure what you mean by saying 'the anti-Iranian propaganda is pathetic.' Being anti-Iran takes us nowhere. I've been a friend of Iran for over forty years, I speak fluent Farsi, and I've lived there. It's a great country, wonderful people. But.... The regime deserves all the criticism it gets. It's one of the most criminal regimes in the world, and the sooner it is kicked out the better. So, any propaganda that helps tear it down is surely welcome. And a lot of Iranians have shown themselves to be dangerous religious fanatics, haters of Israel, haters of their own religious minorities, haters of the US and UK, filled with conspiracy theories, consumed by bigotry. They are lovely people who have been deeply corrupted by their worthless clergy.
not to mention terrorists like Hamas, and that includes you, are pathetic.
contrary, the Iranians are cultured, passionate and intelligent. It's their leaders who murder with impunity, who imprison the outspoken, who hang more people than any country in the World bar China, who stone Women and hang children etc..and you Love them.
The moment you hear a word from a local palestinian terrorist you'll immediately buy his word. Why is the strife in the Iranian regime so hard to believe for you? Heh. I guess for you everything is perfect in lala-land
It is just the beginning.
Is even smaller than previously seen. The real master of Iran, the aiatolah put him in his place.
Now clearly we can understand that Bibi is fearful that his best friend Mahmud may leave the job and the wider public is not prepared to accept his Iran hysteria any longer. Shifting the focus to Khamenei is the option. What a desperate Joker.
By the way, anyone who missed it, Bibi gave a fantastic interview on sky news yesterday. Good job bibi!
I agree that Khamenei and Ahmedinedjad are both a complete - unelected - joke.