Another analysis of Iranian power struggles
Melody Dickison sent me a link to an Al Jazeera op-ed piece by Geneive Abdo and Shayan Ghajar about the high level power struggle in Tehran. Once more, a chance to learn some more details and get a better idea of how the system works. Thanks again, Melody.Ahmadinejad vs Khamenei
[A]fter a three-month conflict, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad should be grateful Khamenei has not ordered his arrest, and, at least for now, is content for him to serve out his term as a lame duck.
As this battle has unfolded, important lessons about the workings and dysfunction of the Iranian political and theological system have emerged.Ahmadinejad has now found himself in the company of previous Iranian presidents who have been marginalised or sidelined…
- The limits of presidential power…
- The limits of Khamenei's tolerance…
- The fickle whims of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard…
- Regime above all else…
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