Hard-liners increase pressure on Iranian president
TEHRAN, Iran – Fellow Iranian hard-liners stepped up pressure on on Friday to obey the supreme leader's order to dismiss his top deputy, warning that continued defiance would undermine his legitimacy and alienate his supporters. The deepening rift between Ahmadinejad and other hard-liners comes at a precarious time for the president since he needs their support against opposition claims that his victory in last month's election was marred by massive fraud. Hundreds of hard-line students took to the streets of Tehran on Friday, calling on ...
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