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A handout picture made available by Iranian Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s official website, shows Ayatollah Khamenei delivering his Persian New Year message to the nation in Tehran, Iran. (EPA)
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers a speech as he stands under portraits of late founder of Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L) and supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali khamenei (R) in this February 10, 2013, file photo. (AFP PHOTO/BEHROUZ MEHRI)
Dissension in the Ranks of Iran’s Conservatives
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi, the hardline supporter of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has decided to lead a new political faction called the Islamic Revolution Resistance Front. The announcement comes in the run up to Iran’s presidential...Caption:
In this Sunday, March 10, 2013 photo, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, holds hands with chief of staff and preferred presidential candidate Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, during a press conference in Tehran, Iran. A poster with the portrait of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is seen at right. (AP Photo/Fars News Agency, Mohammad Hassanzadeh)
Iran’s Undecided Electorate
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Pro-reformist website Baztab has reported that an internal poll has been conducted by an unknown state organization in Iran to gauge the opinions of the electorate in the run up to the presidential election. The leaked document reveals a strong...Caption:
In this September 2002, file photo, Iranian women hold pictures of President Mohammad Khatami during a public welcoming ceremony at the Azadi stadium in the city of Rasht northwest of capital Tehran, Iran. A similar rally in support of President Ahmadinejad and Rahim Mashaei, who Ahmadinejad has selected to succeed him as his party’s candidate for the presidency, is expected on Thursday. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)