Valin Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Asharq Al-Awsat/AP:5/1/11DUBAI, United Arab Emirates , (AP)– Iran's spy chief took his seat at a planned Cabinet meeting in Tehran and waited with the other ministers for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The embittered president never showed up.It was all another bit of political theater last week amid Iran's current — and deeply complex — power plays between the increasing confident Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi and the suddenly defensive Ahmadinejad, who refuses to accept Moslehi and has boycotted Cabinet sessions despite an order from the country's highest authority.Political dustups are nothing new to Iran, where parliament bickers regularly and Ahmadinejad and the ruling clerics have traded tense moments. But few can match this one for its raw nerve and serious stakes, which reach into the highest levels of how Iran is ruled.In the balance is a host of big-ticket questions: Ahmadinejad's political stature in his final two years in office, his ability to push back against growing challenges from parliament and other critics, and whether Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is seeking to exert more control as key ally Syria faces an uprising.(Snip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCTexan Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi I like this guy's casual approach to things... Nice comfortable zapatos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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